Problems with the Indoor Residual Spraying program

Taken from 'Implementation of Indoor Residual Spraying of Insecticides for Malaria Control in the WHO African Region Report'

• Adequate knowledge and capacity for proper and safe pesticide management is lacking.
• Shortage of appropriate storage and transportation facilities for insecticides.
• Absence of maintenance workshops for spray equipment.
• Scarcity or inconsistent
• Financing is a major challenge contributing to most of the IRS program management shortcomings.
• Ensuring safe storage of insecticides in all target districts is also important.

Najera JA. (2001). Malaria control: achievements, problems and strategies. Parassitologia, 43: 1–89.




If this product is going to incorporate IRS then these are some aspects of the product I might want to consider:

• Must be space efficient
• Robust
• Easy to operate
• Possibly able to take apart the product and add more compartments on. 
• Easy storage, stackable. 
• Able to see how much liquid is in the tank. 
• The weight and placement of the tank.
• An area on the kit to safely dispose of used kits.
• Solar panels.
•  How secure should it be?
• Does medication need to be water proof.
• Alternative lighting?
• International medical symbols- e.g Bio-hazard
• The local skills and exports.