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National Situation Regarding DDT
Eritrea
1. Brief country profile
DDT-related Activity
Reported status Comments
DDT is produced
No1 GEF-funded NIP Project descriptions are currently not available on the GEF website.3
DDT is actually used in Disease Vector Control (i.e. IRS)
Yes1 Reported DDT use in:
2001: 7.426 kg;
2002: 6.375 kg;
2003: 13.067 kg.1

GEF-funded NIP Project descriptions are currently not available on the GEF website.3

The amount of DDT that can be applied at any season depends on the occurrence of epidemics and can be between 7.000 - 30.000 kg.5

Reported DDT use in:
1998: 5.141 kg a.i.;
1999: 25.283 kg a.i.;
2000: 3.034 kg a.i.;
2001: 6.272 kg a.i.;
2002: 6.375 kg a.i.6
and in:
2004: 6.522 kg a.i. ;
2005: 10.108 kg a.i. 6.3
and in:
2006: 16 tons a.i. ;
2007: 27 tons a.i. ;
2008: 31 tons a.i. ;
2009: 12 tons a.i. 6.5

DDT is imported
Yes1 DDT imported from China. In 2003: 28.087 kg.1
DDT is exported
No1  
Purchase/Use is regulated
No1 GEF-funded NIP Project descriptions are currently not available on the GEF website.3
DDT alternatives are used
Yes1 Biological, Chemical and Environmental Control.1
Has a national vector control policy
Yes1  
IVM strategy is implemented
Yes1 IVM was initiated by WHO in 2001 and IVM implementation is ongoing under this GEF Project as an environmentally-sustainable alternative.5
Hold usable stocks of DDT
Yes1

In 2001, the total stock of DDT was 21.667,5 kg, in 2002: 14.445 kg and in 2003: 22.500 kg.1

FAO reports that 24.245 litres of obsolete DDT stockpiles have been identified in the country.5

GEF-funded NIP Project descriptions are currently not available on the GEF website.3
Case Studies on DDT exist?
   

2. Country data sources

1 DDT Questionnaire (reporting period: 2001-2003)
3 GEF-funded NIP Projects
5 GEF-funded Projects on DDT
6 WHOPES Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control (Report 2004)
6.3 WHOPES Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control - 3rd edition (2007)
6.5 WHOPES Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control - A 10-Year Assessment (2000-2009) (Report 2011)
 

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