Burkina Faso Stakeholders consultations on Gene Drive Technology for integrated vector management towards malaria elimination

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AUDA-NEPAD,  AUDA-NEPAD,  2020.

Under its flagship Integrated Vector Management (IVM) Programme, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in partnership with the National biosafety agency (ANB) of Burkina Faso organized an information sharing workshop on the applications of “Gene Drive” technology and facilitated discussions for the establishment of a consultative group on integrated vector management in Burkina Faso. The meeting was held from November 30th to December 1st, in Ouagadougou and brought together healthcare, environmental and biosafety regulators and other decision makers from different relevant institutions in the country.

 

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