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National Situation Regarding DDT
Malaysia
1. Brief country profile

DDT-related Activity
Reported status Comments
DDT is produced
   
DDT is actually used in Disease Vector Control (i.e. IRS)
  For the period 1993-1996, annual reported organochlorine insecticide (assumed DDT) use for malaria control was between 18 t and 48 t.
No reported use of DDT from 1997-2005. 6.3
DDT is imported
   
DDT is exported
   
Purchase/Use is regulated
   
DDT alternatives are used
  Starting in 1997 (the last year of reported DDT use was 1996) Malaysia has used primarily organophosphates to replace DDT for malaria control (avg annual use from 1997-2005: 4.470 kg)6.3
Has a national vector control policy
   
IVM strategy is implemented
   
Hold usable stocks of DDT
   
Case Studies on DDT exist?
   

2. Country data sources

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)

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