Presentation given at the CCIH (Christian Connections for International Health) Conference in June, 2011.

1. Saving Lives to Save Souls
Working With Faith Based Organizations
to fight Malaria, Dengue Fever
and other vector-borne diseases
Tusaidie Watoto Methodist School
Peggy Kollars, MSc
Program Manager – ProVector Community Project
MEVLABS, Inc. and ProVector LLC
Statesboro, Georgia USA

2. “Vector Control is the Main Attack Weapon
for Reducing Malaria Transmission”
Roll Back Malaria 2008

3. World Health Organization, 2011
• “Vector control is the primary public health
intervention for reducing malaria transmission at
the community level.”
• “It is the only intervention that can reduce
malaria transmission from very high levels to
close to zero.”
Mnzava et al. 1993

4. Impact of Mosquitoes and Flies
• Malaria has killed more people than all wars combined
• A child dies every 30 seconds from malaria
• Dengue virus, carried by mosquitoes, kills many children in
Asia and Latin America
• Diarrheal diseases, many carried by flies, kill millions of
people
• Over 50% of the resources of the Methodist Churches in
Kenya , combined, goes to preventing and treating malaria
– imagine if these resources were free for other uses

5. Jesus used healing to reach individuals and to
reach large populations with his message
Mark 3
• 4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath
days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their
peace.
• 5And when he had looked round about on them with anger,
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the
man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his
hand was restored whole as the other.
• 10 For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions
pressed about Him to touch Him

6. MEVLABS, Inc. and ProVector LLC
• Our Mission is to develop inexpensive and effective
products to improve the health of others
• Providing public health tools supports mission outreach
• James 2:16 - And one of you say unto them, Depart in
peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body; what
[doth it] profit?

7. Entobac and Entobac D are safe and
ecofriendly pesticides used in traps to reduce
mosquitoes and flies
• Netty – reduces mosquitoes and flies
• ProVector – reduces mosquitoes
• Biter Fighter Tube – reduces mosquitoes and
flies

8. We gather mosquito data through collection
and surveys
• In Nyelanda, Kenya we collected 277 mosquitoes in 5 minutes from
one home Children in Nyelanda
Kenya near Lake
Victoria have some of
the highest rate of
malaria deaths
• Trapping mosquitoes in the D.R. has provided valuable information
on area control
Before ProVector Bt was deployed After ProVector Bt was deployed

9. Feedback on the Effectiveness of Entobac has been
positive from missionaries participating in
ProVector Community Projects
Entebbe, Uganda
Photos by: Dr. Louis Mukwaya, Uganda Virus Institute, 2009

10. Children of the Nations in the Dominican
Republic
• Success with ProVector in Algodon, DR
• COTN then expanded the ProVector Community
Project to 2 more villages

11. ProVector is being used in the Kibera
Slums in Nairobi, Kenya

12. Field trials in Kibera Slums, Nairobi were conducted
by Riziki Kenya Foundation
We developed a longer lasting Entobac Bait Pad as a result of this
study
Decline of Mosquito Numbers after Placement of ProVector in Homes in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
with 3 month Entobac bait pad (Survey Courtesy Riziki Foundation)
55
50
Mean Number of Mosquitoes Every 5 Minutes
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Week

13. Mosquito Populations dropped significantly in
a Akuse located along the Volta River in Ghana
Akusa
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Mean
-20
Mean±SD
Pre 2 wk 4 wk 6 wk 8 wk 10 wk 12 wk

14. Estimated Mean Number of Mosquitoes before
and after ProVector with 6 month
bait pad was placed in homes in Eldoret, Kenya
(Courtesy Revival Power Outreach,
Switzerland, 2010)
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
-20 Mean
Pre Test 4 wk 8 wk 12 wk Mean±SD
2 wk 6 wk 10 wk

15. Estimated Mean Number of Mosquitoes before and
after ProVector with 3 month
bait pad was placed in homes in Nairobi, Kenya
(Courtesy Methodist Church of Kenya, 2010)
60
50
40
30
20
10
Mean
0 Mean±SD
Pre 2 wk 4 wk 6 wk 8 wk 10 wk 12 wk

16. Estimated Mean Number of Mosquitoes
before and after ProVector with 3 month bait
pad was placed in homes and hospital ward
in Shimu/Kitale, Kenya
(Survey Data courtesy Revival Power
Outreach and AEMRN, 2010)
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mean
-10 Mean±SD
Pre 2 wk 4 wk 6 wk 8 wk 10 wk 12 wk

17. Estim ated Mean Num ber of Mosquitoes before and after
ProVector w ith 3 m onth
bait pad w as placed in hom es in Freetow n, Sierra Leone
Survey Data courtesy Roll Back Malaria
World Health Organization
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Mean
-200
Mean±SD
Pre 2wk 4wk 6 wk 8 wk 10 wk 12 wk

18. ProVector, Netty and Biter Fighter can be
used to demonstrate The Wordless Book
• BLACK: representing the sinful state of humanity by
nature. Usually referred to as the dark page.
• RED: representing the blood of Jesus
• WHITE: representing the perfect righteousness which
God has given to believers through the atoning
sacrifice of Jesus Christ his Son.
• GOLD: representing Heaven
• BLUE: representing baptism
• GREEN: representing one's need to grow
in Christ after salvation

19. Countries and Organizations with
ProVector Community Projects and
Research (Faith Based in Yellow)
Country Organization
Afghanistan US Embassy
Angola JC Flowers Foundation
Burundi Afro-European and Medical Research Network (AEMRN) and Burundi Ministry of Health (MOH)
Cambodia BrightPoint (Planning)
Cameroon Swiss African Forum
Dominican Republic Children of the Nations (COTN)
Dominican Republic Eco Lab
Ethiopia Buckner International
Ghana Compassion Is Love In Action (CILIA)
Ghana Dept. of Agriculture and MOH
Ghana Swiss African Forum
Haiti Church of God in Port-au-Prince (Pastor Joel Vibert)
Haiti Fondation Espoir de Demain pour la Restauration et l'Avancement d'Haiti (FEDRAH)
Haiti Friends of Monfort, Inc
Haiti Her Many Voices
Haiti Luke's Mission
Haiti Ruuska Village Orphanage
Haiti Sisters of Saint Margaret Convent (Episcopal Church)
Haiti Team Jesus, Inc.
Honduras Eternal Family Project, Inc.

20. Kenya 410 Bridge
Kenya AEMRN
Kenya BrightPoint for Children (Planning)
Kenya Buckner International
Kenya Christliche Mission
Kenya Help-Khachonge
Kenya Kabondo Poverty Alleviation Organization
Kenya Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Kenya Riziki Kenya
Kenya Serving In Missioins International (SIM)/Gethsemane Gardens Christian Center (GGCC)
Kenya St. Peter's Methodist Church
Kenya Swiss African Forum
Kenya Tunza Children's Center
Kenya Tusaidie Watoto
Kenya Ushirika Medical Clinic
Kenya Vision of Hope
Liberia US Embassy
Mozambique Serving In Missions International (SIM)
Myanmar Blessing International (Planning)
Namibia JC Flowers Foundation
Nepal TEAM World
Nicaragua Mustard Seed Communities
Nigeria Life Builders Ministries International
Nigeria Shalom International
Nigeria Swiss African Forum
Nigeria Uplift Help International
Pakistan Pakistani Embassy in Switzerland
Philippines Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Rwanda Rwanda University and Ministry of Health (MOH)
Sierra Leone AEMRN
Sierra Leone Roll Back Malaria Secretariat hosted by World Health Organization
Saint Lucia Faith Baptist Church
Sudan Mustard Seeds International
Togo AEMRN and Action de Production pour le Developpement Economique et Sociale (APRODES)
Togo Global CHE Network (CHE= Community Health Evangilism) (Planning)
Uganda AEMRN
Uganda Ministry of Health, Division of Virology

21. Over 4,000 ProVectors and 10,000 Nettys have
been distributed, helping ~70,000 people live
better lives and to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Faith Baptist Church, Castries, St. Lucia
• We want to help Faith Based Organizations through
– ProVector Community Projects
– Initiating Micro Business Projects

22. Our goal is to save the lives of children so that
they have the opportunity to hear the Gospel
John 3:16
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
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