Table 1 IRS implementation schedule and insecticide usage for the PMI IRS programme, Northern Ghana 2008–2014
Districts | Insecticide used and spray coverage (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calendar year: | Pre-2008 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
IRS year: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Savelugu-Nanton District (SND) | No IRS | Alphacypermethrin (88.4%) | Alphacypermethrin (93.6%) | Deltamethrin (98.7%) | Alphacypermethrin (87.5%) | Pirimiphos-methyl CS (89.7%) | Pirimiphos-methyl CS (91.1%) | Pirimiphos-methyl CS (68.0%) |
Tolon-Kumbungu District (TKD) | No IRS | Alphacypermethrin (91.3%) | Alphacypermethrin (93.4%) | Deltamethrin (98.0%) | Alphacypermethrin (91.1%) | Alphacypermethrin (91.9%) | No IRS | No IRS |
Tamale Metropolis (TML) | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS | No IRS |
Entomological monitoring | ||||||||
All districts | None | Periodic | Monthly (post-IRS) | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |