Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Project

USAID supports the Uganda National Malaria Control Strategic Plan goals for indoor residual spraying (IRS), aiming to cover 85 percent of all structures and protect at least 85 percent of the population in 14 target districts in Northern Uganda. In FY 2015, this program will conduct two rounds of spraying in the target districts.

Approximately 1,100,000 houses will be sprayed and more than three million people will be protected.

Other activities to be implemented by the program include IRS capacity building for national and district vector control teams, support to the Gulu insectary, entomological and environmental monitoring, and behavior change and community mobilization activities.

The President's Malaria Initiative will continue with capacity development of the public and private sector (i.e. the Ministry of Health, district local governments, and private companies) to provide appropriate supervision and oversight of IRS activities.