Rapid unplanned urbanization, massive increases in international travel and trade, altered agricultural practices and other environmental changes are fuelling the spread of vectors worldwide, putting more and more people at risk.
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营养不良者和免疫力衰弱者尤其容易受到影响。
Malnourished people and those with weakened immunity are especially susceptible.
The Global Malaria Programme and the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases – along with the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, have led a broad consultation tapping into the experience of ministries of health and technical experts.
The process was steered by a group of eminent scientists and public health experts led by Dr Santelli and Professor Thomas Scott from the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of California, Davis and resulted in the Global Vector Control Response (GVCR) 2017–2030 .
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第七十届世界卫生大会就该对策表示一致欢迎。
At its Seventieth session, the World Health Assemblyunanimously welcomed the proposed response.
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全球病媒控制对策列明了为彻底改变病媒传播疾病控制状况而开展活动的主要领域:
The GVCR outlines key areas of activity that will radically change the control of vector-borne diseases:
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病媒控制不仅仅是喷洒杀虫剂或提供纱网,而是应该采取跨部门统一行动。
Aligning action across sectors, since vector control is more than just spraying insecticides or delivering nets.
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这可能需要卫生部与城市规划者合作,以消除蚊虫繁衍点;
That might mean ministries of health working with city planners to eradicate breeding sites used by mosquitoes;