Table 6.
Status of storage, transport, and disposal of vector control insecticides
| United Nations Regional Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African | Asia-Pacific | Latin American & Caribbean | European & Othersa | |||||
| Topic | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) |
| Secure pesticide storage facilities at periphery level | 46 | (28) | 55 | (29) | 24 | (25) | 67 | (9) |
| Trained pesticide store keepers at periphery level | 60 | (25) | 50 | (30) | 65 | (23) | 67 | (9) |
| Pesticide transport personnel trained on safety, emergency | 41 | (27) | 37 | (30) | 40 | (25) | 33 | (9) |
| Guidance on sound disposal of vector control pesticide containers | 46 | (28) | 48 | (29) | 24 | (25) | 22 | (9) |
| Accumulation of obsolete vector control insecticides not a problem | 56 | (27) | 60 | (30) | 48 | (25) | 100 | (10) |
Data presented as % of responding countries per Regional Group that gave a positive response regarding each topic (n indicates number of responding countries for each topic)
a Western & Eastern Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand