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National Situation Regarding DDT
Guyana
1. Brief country profileGuyana
DDT-related Activity |
Reported status | Comments |
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DDT is produced
| No1 | DDT is actually used in Disease Vector Control (i.e. IRS)
| Yes1 | 1998 8.949 kg a.i. 1999 5.965 kg a.i. 2000 4.795 kg a.i.1 2000 NR No reported DDT use from 2002 - 20096.5 |
DDT is imported
| Yes1 | From Colombia 15.272,3 kg a.i. in 1998.1 |
DDT is exported
| No1 | |
Purchase/Use is regulated
| No1 | |
DDT alternatives are used
| Yes1 | ITNs, Draining of mining Pits & around stable communities.1 |
Has a national vector control policy
| Yes1 | |
IVM strategy is implemented
| Yes1 | |
Hold usable stocks of DDT
| Yes1 | The total amount of usable stocks of DDT is 150.000 kg a.i. and there are no obsolete stocks of DDT in Guyana.1 |
Case Studies on DDT exist?
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2. Country data sources
1 DDT Questionnaire (reporting period: 1998-2000)
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WHOPES
Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control (Report 2004)
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WHOPES
Global Insecticide Use for Vector-Borne Disease Control - A 10-Year Assessment (2000-2009) (Report 2011)
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