Challenges and risks encountered | Recommendations for improvement |
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There are no vector control guidelines to enable districts to effectively implement the IVM strategy | Develop, print, and disseminate IVM guidelines, training, and information, education and communication materials to districts and all IVM implementing partners |
There is no national IVM steering committee or IVM focal person to provide technical guidance for IVM and to link up with various sector ministries/organizations | Establish a national IVM steering committee to coordinate IVM implementation with the MoH acting as the committee secretariat |
There is no appropriately qualified IVM focal point person in the MoH | Appoint a senior officer with a minimum qualification of MSc in Medical Entomology as the IVM focal person in the MoH |
There is no functional inter-sectoral collaboration, either within or outside the MoH | Establish inter-sectoral collaboration within and outside the MoH for effective IVM implementation |
Vector control officers at both national and district levels lack the necessary resources, infrastructure, and logistics to implement the IVM | Have the MoH provide the necessary resources, infrastructure, and logistics for IVM implementation |
There are no human resource development plans and career development opportunities for vector control staff at either the national or district level | Put in place career development and promotional opportunities for vector control staff |
There is no legal framework to manage public health pesticides and environment | Establish a legal framework to manage public health pesticides |
Community involvement in vector control implementation is minimal | Mobilize and empower communities to actively participate in IVM activities |
The LLIN distribution programmes are not supported by comprehensive IEC/BCC campaigns to promote use | The MoH and partners should strengthen IEC/BCC to enhance uptake of interventions |
There is limited capacity at the National Drug Authority, National Environmental Management Authority and Uganda National Bureau of Statistics to execute their mandate of monitoring the use and quality of public health pesticides | Strengthen monitoring and quality control for LLINs by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and National Drug Authority (NDA) |