
Meeting date: 29 May – 2 June 2023 Venue: Madang, Papua New Guinea Contact: pacmossi@jcu.edu.au
Focusing on the quality assurance of vector control products, the training objectives of this 5 day course covered the following areas:
- Purpose of vector control product testing – the importance and need for quality assurance of vector control products and the quality control measures in place, focusing on the efficacy of IRS and LLIN monitoring (PacMOSSI online training-module 5 and WHO guidelines)
- Cone Bioassays (WHO guidelines)
- Wash resistance (WHO guidelines)
- Wall Bioassays (WHO guidelines)
- Durability testing (WHO guidelines)
- Mosquito rearing and susceptibility testing (colony and wild)