A Communication Toolkit for Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Campaigns

This document summarises the national communication strategy that was used to accompany indoor residual spraying (IRS) activities in Uganda. It considers the generic communication needs applicable to all spray exercises and the unique communication issues raised by implementing IRS with the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT.) Produced by the Malaria Control Program of the Ministry of Health, with support from the Health Communication Partnership, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the purpose of this toolkit is to help ensure IRS exercises in Uganda are complemented with proven communication approaches.
The toolkit is organised into six modules each of which outlines a key step to implementing IRS communication, including:

• assessment, planning, and budgeting;
• materials production and distribution planning;
• orienting spray operators in communication and information dissemination;
• district community mobilisation; and
• monitoring, evaluation, and follow up.

The toolkit is complemented by other tools including: a documentary style video of IRS produced in Uganda; audio files of all radio spots and public service announcements; various planning tools for implementation; production ready IEC print materials; photographs; and a presentation of the entire toolkit to be used by programme managers and IRS planning teams.