Status of pesticide management in the practice of vector control: a global survey in countries at risk of malaria or other major vector-borne diseases

Table 5 Status of quality control of vector control pesticide application in the WHO Regions

	Certification scheme for applicators		Quality control scheme for equipment
WHO Region	%	n	%	n
African	47%	30	27%	30
American	25%	24	33%	27
Eastern Mediterranean	25%	16	41%	17
European	60%	5	40%	5
South-East Asian	38%	8	75%	8
Western Pacific	54%	24	30%	23
All	40%	107	35%	110

as expressed by: the presence of a certification scheme for pesticide applicators in vector-borne disease control programmes; and the presence of a national scheme for quality control of pesticide application equipment for vector control. Presented is the percentage of countries answering each question positively, and the number of responding countries (n), in each Region.

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