THE PMI VECTORLINK PROJECT ZIMBABWE END OF SPRAY REPORT 2020 SPRAY CAMPAIGN: NOVEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 14, 2020 Recommended Citation: The PMI VectorLink Project. January 2021. Zimbabwe End of Spray Report 2020: Spray Campaign: November 2 – December 14, 2020. Rockville, MD. The PMI VectorLink Project, Abt Associates Inc. Contract: AID-OAA-I-17-00008 Task Order: AID-OAA-TO-17-00027 Submitted to: United States Agency for International Development/PMI Submitted on: January 28, 2021 Approved: March 16, 2021 Abt Associates | 6130 Executive Blvd | Rockville, Maryland 20852 T. 301.347.5000 abtassociates.com THE PMI VECTORLINK PROJECT ZIMBABWE END OF SPRAY REPORT 2020 SPRAY CAMPAIGN: NOVEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 14, 2020 CONTENTS Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................. iv Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 1 Country Background ....................................................................................................................... 3 Manicaland Province Technical Support ........................................................................................ 5 2.1 Entomological Surveillance at Burma Valley and Vumba ........................................................................ 5 Implementation of IRS Activities in Mashonaland East Province ................................................. 6 3.1 IRS Planning and Partners Collaboration .................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Trainings for IRS Operations ......................................................................................................................... 7 IRS Trainings ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Other IRS Campaign Trainings ...................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Spray Operations and Supervision ................................................................................................................ 9 Spray Operations ............................................................................................................................... 9 Supervision of the Spray Campaign ............................................................................................. 10 Short Message Service-Based Job Aids For Spray Personnel .................................................. 11 IRS Campaign Vehicles .................................................................................................................. 11 Payment of Spray Teams and Vendors ....................................................................................... 11 Cost-Efficiency of Spray Operations ........................................................................................... 13 3.4 Insecticide Needs ........................................................................................................................................... 13 3.5 Insecticide Stock Management ..................................................................................................................... 14 Inventory Assessment .................................................................................................................... 14 3.6 Post-Spray Conference .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.7 Information Education and Communication Activities and Outcomes ............................................... 15 Information, Education and Communication Training ............................................................ 15 Sensitization Meetings .................................................................................................................... 15 Provincial IRS Sensitization Meeting ........................................................................................... 16 District Sensitization Meetings ...................................................................................................... 16 Community Sensitization Meetings .............................................................................................. 17 Production and Distribution of IEC Materials .......................................................................... 17 Community Mobilizers And Guides ............................................................................................ 17 Door-to-Door Mobilization .......................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Capacity-Building Efforts ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.9 Gender Mainstreaming .................................................................................................................................. 18 Entomology ................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Insecticide Susceptibility Tests ..................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Residual Efficacy ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Environmental Compliance ........................................................................................................... 24 5.1 Pre-Season Assessment ................................................................................................................................. 24 i 5.2 Pre-Season Environmental Compliance Assessment ............................................................................... 24 5.3 Final PSECA for IRS Campsites ................................................................................................................. 24 5.4 Pre-Contract Vehicle Certification .............................................................................................................. 25 5.5 Provision of Water at IRS Campsites ......................................................................................................... 25 5.6 Provision of Mobile and Permanent Soak Pits.......................................................................................... 25 5.7 Mid-season Environmental Compliance Assessments ............................................................................ 26 5.8 Post-season Environmental Compliance Assessment ............................................................................. 26 5.9 Incident Reports ............................................................................................................................................. 26 5.10 Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 29 6.1 M&E Objectives ............................................................................................................................................. 29 6.2 Data Management .......................................................................................................................................... 29 6.3 Data Collection, Entry and Security ............................................................................................................ 29 6.4 Data Quality Assurance ................................................................................................................................. 30 Data Collection Verification (DCV) ............................................................................................ 30 Data Collection Supervision .......................................................................................................... 30 Campsite Data Quality Checks ..................................................................................................... 30 6.5 Data Reporting ............................................................................................................................................... 30 6.6 mHealth Results ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Storekeeper Performance Form.................................................................................................... 30 Morning Mobilization Form.......................................................................................................... 30 Homeowner Preparation and Spray Operator Performance Form ........................................ 31 End-of-day Clean-up Form ........................................................................................................... 31 Transportation Vehicle Inspection Checklist ............................................................................. 31 Directly Observed Spraying ........................................................................................................... 31 6.7 Results of 2020 IRS Campaign ...................................................................................................................