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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Meeting report

Increasing women’s engagement in vector control: a report from Accelerate To Equal project workshops

Authors: Kacey C. Ernst, Erika Barrett, Elizabeth Hoswell, Mary H. Hayden, Accelerate to Equal Kenyan and Indonesian Working Groups

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Workshops with academic, national and local government, and community stakeholders were held in Kenya (2017) and Indonesia (2018) to understand the role and perceptions of women in vector control and to identify strategies for accelerating involvement of women in sustained support for vector control interventions at multiple levels/sectors.
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Metadata
Title
Increasing women’s engagement in vector control: a report from Accelerate To Equal project workshops
Authors
Kacey C. Ernst
Erika Barrett
Elizabeth Hoswell
Mary H. Hayden
Accelerate to Equal Kenyan and Indonesian Working Groups
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2477-0

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