Watch: Co-Creation of Mosquito Control Solutions in Zanzibar Hospitals
Watch how the MBD-Free project used co-creation to create innovative solutions for mosquito-borne disease–free hospitals in Zanzibar.
Conventional vector control tools, such as insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying, are often impractical in healthcare settings due to operational and infrastructural challenges. Therefore, as part of the MBD-Free project, we use a co-creation approach to design tailored mosquito control interventions in four district hospitals in Zanzibar.
Through applying the PRODUCES+ Guideline, we facilitate a structured co-creation process that includes stakeholder mapping, participatory workshops, interviews, and on-site observations.
The process brings together a diverse group of stakeholders, including hospital staff, patients, public health professionals, architects, and vector control experts. Together, they identify mosquito-related challenges within hospital environments and co-develop context-sensitive solutions that address both environmental and behavioral factors.
This co-creation process aims to generate feasible, sustainable interventions that are grounded in local realities and responsive to the needs of those working in and receiving care from hospital facilities.