Integrated vector management (IVM)- An Introduction
Integrated Vector Management is a systematic process of making decisions aimed at efficiently utilizing available resources for proper control of vectors. It adheres to the management approach of making vector control more effective, economically sound, ecologically sustainable, and impacting, using the available tools and resources. This is an integrated system that is key in the controlling vector-borne diseases. Advocacy, social mobilization, strengthening regulatory and legislative frameworks for public health, community empowerment, and collaboration between the health sector and other relevant sectors in planning and decision-making are among the key elements of IVM . The initiative also emphasizes efficient use of resources allocated to vector control, evidence-based strategies, and capacity-building. Although various components of IVM have been implemented either in isolation or in combination across different settings, there is a felt requirement for an overall document that...