Entomology and malaria control in a humanitarian crisis
The entomological study, surveillance and understanding of the mosquito vector is integral to delivering a robust, evidence-based malaria control programme. MENTOR teams carry out this work in a variety of environments, including challenging, conflict-affected settings. They also run large-scale trials on new vector control tools. The results all contribute to a body of evidence that […]
How good malaria control can impact wider disease control – MENTOR’s statement on World Malaria Day
“On World Malaria Day, we need to recognise and understand how good malaria control can also positively impact wider disease control, in countries with the highest disease burden where people are suffering the most,” says Richard Allan, The MENTOR Initiative CEO. “Investing in an integrated vector management approach to control malaria in countries with the […]
World Health Day 2023
MENTOR works in countries with the highest disease burden and where millions of people are at risk of sickness and death. In these complex humanitarian crises, innovative and integrated solutions help to ensure health really is for all. Some of the ways we deliver healthcare and disease control to hard-to-reach populations: For more details please […]
Entomological surveillance training in Guinea Bissau
The MENTOR Initiative led a two-week training programme in key entomological surveillance skills at 21 focal points in Guinea Bissau during November. For the first time in its history, MENTOR has worked in Guinea Bissau to support a network of public health workers, who will lead efforts to monitor the malaria vector population of Guinea […]
Second phase of emergency response in Mozambique
(13 July 2022) Work is underway in Cabo Delgado Province in the second phase of MENTOR’s response to the humanitarian emergency caused by violence and insecurity in Northern Mozambique. The programme, which began in 2021 and is funded by BHA-USAID, aims to ensure access to life-saving disease prevention and health services to conflict and disaster-affected […]
Protecting millions of people in Syria from leishmaniasis
The MENTOR Initiative’s seasonal Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaign to protect people from leishmaniasis in Syria was completed last month (May 2022). Teams sprayed 372,000 households in North-West and North-East Syria, to protect over 2 million people from this Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) which is transmitted by sandflies.Over 1 million people protected in this campaign […]
Large-scale Indoor Residual Spraying campaign has begun in Borno, Nigeria
(May 2022) The MENTOR Initiative’s latest Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) programme is underway in Borno State, Nigeria, where malaria is the number one cause of morbidity and death. This is the second year of this large-scale spraying programme to protect around 400,000 people in camps and communities in the region ahead of the rainy season. […]