Table 3 Procedures for procurement of vector control insecticides
From: Management of insecticides for use in disease vector control: a global survey
| Â | United Nations Regional Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African | Asia-Pacific | Latin American & Caribbean | European & Othersa | |||||
Topic | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) |
Procurement for malaria control at central level | 63 | (27) | 73 | (30) | 84 | (25) | 20 | (10) |
Procurement for arboviruses at central level | 23 | (26) | 57 | (30) | 88 | (25) | 11 | (9) |
Procurement for other vector-borne diseases at central level | 41 | (27) | 55 | (29) | 77 | (22) | 10 | (10) |
Procurement of vector control pesticides at decentralized level | 71 | (28) | 72 | (29) | 75 | (24) | 50 | (10) |
Only WHO-recommended products procured at central level | 81 | (27) | 87 | (30) | 68 | (25) | 29 | (7) |
Only WHO-recommended products procured at decentralized level | 76 | (21) | 50 | (20) | 35 | (17) | 40 | (5) |
WHO quality standards used for centralized procurement | 82 | (28) | 100 | (30) | 80 | (25) | 33 | (6) |
WHO quality standards used for decentralized procurement | 68 | (19) | 52 | (21) | 39 | (18) | 40 | (5) |