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Programme administration
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• How to manage of vector control?
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1. Goal setting
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2. Policy development
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3. Developing staff duties
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4. Risk management
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5. Legislation development and enforcement
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Financial and economic assessment
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• What is the economic burden of disease and how do you finance vector control?
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1. Conduct cost-effectiveness analysis
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2. Financial planning: identifying source of revenue (i.e. taxes, lottery, income generation activities, etc.)
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Facilities and equipment
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• What elements are needed to do vector control?
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1. Selecting and assigning facilities
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2. Determining available and needed equipment
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Vector surveillance
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• How to measure program effectiveness?
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1. Vector population surveillance
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Disease detection
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• How to determine the quality and quantity of control efforts?
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1. Disease detection programme to monitor vector-borne disease parameters
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Control activities
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• How to establish a guide to control operations that will use the most effective, yet environmentally sensitive method of vector control?
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1. Determine appropriate control methods: i) environmental management, ii) biological control, iii) chemical control, iv) legislation
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2. Integrate efforts where possible to achieve synergy
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Public education and relations
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• How to communicate and interact with community regarding vector control?
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1. Personal public education
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2. Printed public education
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3. Customer service
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4. Multimedia education (i.e. TV and internet)
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5. Community outreach
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Record/reporting/evaluation
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• How to evaluate the programme and achievement of goals?
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1. Keeping, compiling and reporting activities
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2. Summarizing annual reports and linking to goals and objectives
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3. Analyze data to evaluate effectiveness
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4. Model data for ecological, human, vector, disease and control trends
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Intergovernmental coordination/environmental planning
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• How to coordinate activities between stakeholders, which have mutual concerns for vector control, through interagency partnerships?
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1. Contact between local and national governments
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2. Planning between vector control staff and environmental development staff
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3. Assessment of environmental impact related to vectors and pest
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4. Develop relationship with conservationist and wildlife enthusiast
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Research
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• How to build research to determine how local conditions are changing in response to vector control and develop new approaches for control?
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1. Incorporate applied basic research in the programme
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2. Review research design and statistical methods
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Emergency preparedness
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• How to plan on how to dealing with disease situations and natural disasters?
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1. Identify responsible agency that coordinates and communicates with the public
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2. Develop vector and disease surveillance that provide early alert to potential emergency conditions
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3. Key control actions to specific situation
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4. Reserve funding for emergency situations
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Training and continuing Education
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• How to mandate elements for certified personnel?
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1. Mandatory training to certify technicians each year
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2. Establish training programmes with sufficient budget
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3. Attend professional and society meetings
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