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Table 7 Policy and institutional aspects of vector control

From: Management of insecticides for use in disease vector control: a global survey

 

United Nations Regional Group

African

Asia-Pacific

Latin American & Caribbean

European & Othersa

Topic

%

(n)

%

(n)

%

(n)

%

(n)

National vector control unit in place

82

(28)

70

(30)

88

(25)

30

(10)

Use of Code of Conduct for public health pesticides

78

(27)

69

(29)

54

(24)

11

(9)

Records available on use of vector control insecticides

71

(28)

82

(28)

80

(25)

44

(9)

  1. Data presented as % of responding countries per Regional Group that gave a positive response regarding each topic (n indicates number of responding countries for each topic)
  2. a Western & Eastern Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand