Ouagadougou: The High Commissioner of the province of L©raba, Yacouba Sawadogo, presided on Saturday, August 8, 2026 in Sindou, over the provincial launch ceremony of the National Days of Vector Control (JNLAV), focused in particular on the destruction of mosquito breeding grounds.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the message from the Chief Medical Officer of the Sindou health district, Dr. Lamine Ouattara, was read by his representative, Dr. Evariste Sigouinda. The technical objective of these days is to "maximize the impact of medical treatments by destroying malaria vectors upstream before each peak of transmission."
For the year 2026, four intensive sessions are planned as part of the JNLAV, notably from August 8 to 9, 2026, from September 5 to 6, 2026, from October 3 to 4, 2026, and from November 6 to 7, 2026.
This national strategy, which is based on the seasonal malaria chemoprevention schedule, aims to strengthen the fight against the disease through sanitation and community mobilization actions.
"Vector control is not just about medicines or mosquito nets; it is first and foremost a matter of sanitation," stressed Dr. Evariste Sigouinda.
For him, these days represent an opportunity to mobilize the population to eliminate larval breeding grounds, particularly through the clearing of gutters, the cleaning of unsanitary places, and the elimination of objects likely to retain water and promote the proliferation of mosquitoes.
Dr. Sigouinda called on the communities of Sindou and throughout the province to take ownership of these days in order to make them "a permanent mechanism for the protection" of families, particularly children under five and pregnant women.
Welcoming the mobilization of the people of Sindou, the High Commissioner, Yacouba Sawadogo, invited them to continue civic actions against malaria, in particular through awareness-raising within families, in markets, and in different living spaces.
The launch ceremony was marked by sanitation work, including the clearing of gutters and the cleaning of unsanitary places, considered to be favorable sites for the proliferation of mosquitoes.