
03/09/2025
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Did you know the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new recommendation supporting the use of spatial emanators, introducing a new class of intervention for malaria vector control?
Also known as spatial repellents, these devices emit active ingredients into the air to kill mosquitoes, keep them out of treated spaces, and prevent them from finding and biting people at risk of malaria.
WHO has also prequalified the first two products in this category : Mosquito Shield and Guardian manufactured by SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
Find out more here: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-08-2025-who-recommends-spatial-emanators-for-malaria-vector-control-and-prequalifies-first-two-products
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WHO has issued a new recommendation supporting the use of spatial emanators, introducing a new class of intervention for malaria vector control.