Priority recommendation n° 6

1The realization of communication programmes and events about vector control that base their approach on people’s perceptions, beliefs and practices, properly identified by prior representative surveys among communities exposed to vector risk, is too often neglected. Communication must take account of the socio-cultural and epidemiological contexts and of the vector situation in order to target accurately the different social groups according to their level of vulnerability and identified degree of reticence towards adoption of protective behaviour and practices. INPES (the French National Institute for Prevention and Health Education) could play a unifying role in this area.