Vector Borne Diseases Unit

Belna NatNat Centre opens in Madang

These state-of-the-art facilities include an insectary, laboratories and semi-field tunnel cage.

The facilities will be used to test the efficacy of vector control tools, such as bed nets or indoor residual spraying, that are essential in the fight to control and eliminate malaria. The facilities are the first of their kind in the Pacific and will allow the team to further study novel vector control tools.

On Tuesday 28th March, the Belna Natnat Centre was officially opened.