Promoting a global partnership on the development and deployment of alternative products, methods and strategies to DDT for disease vector control
Birth of the Global Alliance
The Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention (COP) allows the use of DDT for public health interventions for disease vector control as recommended by and under the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) due to unavailability of locally appropriate and cost-effective alternatives.
Currently, there are organizations and international collaborations working to develop and deploy alternatives to DDT. These initiatives are being implemented by entities that cut across the spectrum of society and that are driven by the need to reduce the malaria burden. However there is no global coordination of these initiatives and gaps remain. At its fourth meeting, held in May 2009, the COP endorsed the establishment of a Global Alliance for the development and deployment of products, methods and strategies as alternatives to DDT for disease vector control and requested the Secretariat to lead its implementation (decision SC-4/2) .
The Global Alliance will cover four goals and nine challenges, identified from consultations with disease, vector control and environmental experts, endemic country representatives, private sector stakeholders, donor countries and agencies.
The Global Alliance will be governed by an Alliance Assembly and a Steering Committee and will implement its strategy through thematic groups while being supported by a small Coordinating Team. The Steering Committee will provide strategic direction and set priorities for the Global Alliance while the Thematic Groups will address a specific goal or challenge towards achieving the long-term objectives of the Alliance.
Workplan
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