Why Outdoor Mosquito Management Must Be Part of Integrated Mosquito Management

Despite decades of progress in malaria prevention and treatment, outdoor mosquito transmission continues to sustain malaria spread across many regions — exposing critical gaps in traditional prevention strategies focused primarily on indoor interventions.

In this fireside conversation from Devex Impact House @ WHA, Dr. Silas Majambere, business manager for Africa, Europe, and the Middle East at Valent Health, shares why outdoor mosquito management must become a more central component of integrated mosquito management strategies.

The discussion examines how biological interventions, environmental stewardship, community engagement, and cross-sector collaboration can help strengthen malaria prevention efforts by targeting mosquitoes across their full lifecycle.

Session highlights:

🔹 Closing the gaps in malaria prevention
Dr. Silas Majambere discusses why outdoor mosquito control is becoming increasingly important in addressing residual malaria transmission and complementing existing interventions such as bed nets and indoor spraying.

🔹 Integrated mosquito management and climate resilience
How climate change, shifting mosquito behavior, and environmental pressures are changing malaria control strategies — and why more integrated, field-based approaches are needed.

🔹 Scaling innovation through partnerships and community engagement
How governments, NGOs, researchers, and private sector partners can work together to expand integrated mosquito management through innovation, training, public awareness, and operational support.

Moderated by:
Alan Robbins, Cofounder and Executive Vice President, Devex

This conversation was hosted by Devex in partnership with Valent Health.

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