Insecticide Quantification Kits (IQK) for Vector Control Programmes in India (360G-Wellcome-098239_A_12_Z)

Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala Azar) and malaria are deadly diseases that are widespread in the Indian subcontinent. Since they are transmitted by sandfly and mosquito vectors respectively, insecticides are the most effective way to control these diseases, but only if the correct amount of insecticide is deposited on the sprayed surfaces. Too little and the sand flies and mosquitoes will survive and become resistant to the insecticide, too much and human health and the environment can suffer. Unfortunately, monitoring insecticides is an expensive process involving sophisticated equipment or complex biological assays. Therefore, it is not routinely done, putting populations at increased risk of disease. Dr Pradeep Das and his team at the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna (RMRI) are involved with the eradication of Kala Azar in northern India and bordering countries. Simple visual assays (quantification tests) for the rapid and reliable monitoring of DDT, carbamate and organophosphate, the classes of insecticide commonly used against sand flies and mosquitoes, have been developed by Dr Paine and colleagues at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM),using funding obtained through the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC). RMRI and LSTM have been awarded Affordable Healthcare Funding to join forces in developing these assays further and establishing them as convenient tools (Insecticide Quantification Kits) for monitoring the quality of indoor residual spray programmes against insect borne diseases in India and elsewhere. This will involve assay refinement, kit development and field trials to demonstrate kit effectiveness, practicality and reliability. The goal is to provide field operatives with simple visual rapid tests for the precise monitoring of insecticides to maximise the benefits from vector control and minimise the risks to public health and the environment.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 955627
Applicant Surname Paine
Approval Committee Affordable Healthcare Committee
Award Date 2012-01-24T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2011/12
Grant Programme: Title Affordable Healthcare in India Award
Internal ID 098239/A/12/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Mark Paine
Other Applicant(s) Dr Gerd Michel, Dr John Vontas
Partnership Value 955627
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-01-30T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region North West