News
Field missions, training, publications and milestones of the centre.
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30 October 2026 · M'bé · QualityQuality audit at the M'bé station
On 30 October 2026, Dr Rosine Z. Wolie, the centre's quality assurance manager, audits a critical phase of a study conducted under Good Laboratory Practice at M'bé.The centre in pictures
1 July 2026 · N'Gouimbo, Tiébissou · In the fieldMalaria survey in N'Gouimbo
On 1 July 2026, the team measures malaria prevalence in the village of N'Gouimbo, Tiébissou, as part of the NETSTRA project.
11 June 2026 · Bomizambo, Tiébissou · In the fieldListening to Tiébissou communities
On 11 June 2026, in Bomizambo, the team collects sociological data for the NETSTRA project.
26 April 2025 · Tiébissou · In the fieldThe technicians of NETSTRA phase two
21 March 2025 · Abidjan · WorkshopA national plan against arboviruses
M'bé · In the fieldTalks with mosquito collectors at M'bé
Experimental huts · In the fieldMilitary uniforms under study
The centre conducts studies on military uniforms. In the experimental huts, work continues at night, torch in hand, until observations are recorded on the forms.
July 2024 · Tiébissou · In the fieldEntomological survey in Tiébissou
In Tiébissou, the team collects mosquitoes to assess vector density and transmission indicators, in a randomised controlled trial comparing three types of nets.
18 June 2024 · Grand-Bassam · WorkshopPreparing for arbovirus threats
On 18 and 19 June 2024, in Grand-Bassam, the centre holds a workshop with Malaria Consortium and the RAFT project on Côte d'Ivoire's preparedness and capacity to respond to arbovirus threats.
June 2024 · TrainingLight traps on sleeping tents
At the launch of the RAFT Urbanisation and Longevity project, the centre's technical staff take part in a demonstration of adult mosquito collection.- June 2024 · M'bé · In the field
A working week at M'bé with CREC-LSHTM
In June 2024, Thomas Syme, a researcher at CREC-LSHTM in Benin, joins the centre's researchers and technical staff at the M'bé experimental station. 
7 June 2024 · TrainingDissecting and ageing field mosquitoes
7 June 2024 · M'bé · In the fieldVillagers involved in the study
24 April 2024 · Bouaké · EventWorld Malaria Day in Bouaké
Publications and awards
- 2026 · PublicationFrom evidence to action against insecticide resistanceA case study in BMC Public Health examines how to strengthen insecticide resistance management in malaria vector control in Côte d'Ivoire.
- 2026 · PublicationHut structure changes the resultsA comparative trial in Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire shows that structural variation in experimental huts alters the entomological endpoints measured.
- 2025 · AwardEarly career award for Dr Rosine Z. WolieAt the 9th Society for Vector Ecology International Congress in Crete, Dr Rosine Z. Wolie wins an award for her oral presentation on urbanisation and malaria vector longevity in Côte d'Ivoire.
- 2025 · PublicationResistance and species diversity in Anopheles gambiaeIn PLOS ONE, the team maps insecticide resistance and species diversity in the Anopheles gambiae complex across Côte d'Ivoire.
- 2025 · ConferenceSession co-chair at ASTMH 2025In Toronto, Dr Rosine Z. Wolie co-chairs the session on the biology and genetics of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes.
- 2024 · PublicationThree types of nets compared at village scaleTrials publishes the three-arm cluster-randomised trial comparing chlorfenapyr, PBO and pyrethroid-only nets in Côte d'Ivoire.
- June 2023 · QualityCentre certified compliant with OECD GLPThe South African National Accreditation System certifies VCPEC-IPR compliant with the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice for efficacy studies of insecticidal products.
- 2021 · PublicationThe lethal house lure in The LancetThe cluster-randomised trial of the lethal house lure, window screening and EaveTubes in villages around Bouaké, appears in The Lancet.
The centre on screen
Reports and interviews broadcast by television channels and the centre's partners. Each video plays right here when you click it.
Pr Raphaël N'Guessan warns about insecticide resistance
Canal Ivoire · March 2026 · 7:50
RAFT project, the results workshop of Institut Pierre Richet and VCPEC
Canal Ivoire · March 2026 · 3:02
Mosquito resistance, a new health challenge in Côte d'Ivoire
Canal Ivoire · March 2026 · 5:01
Eave tubes and nets for the people of Béoumi
Zéro Paludisme en Côte d'Ivoire · October 2023 · 3:53
The EaveTubes project in Côte d'Ivoire with Institut Pierre Richet
In2Care · September 2017 · 5:36 · In English
France takes an interest in Institut Pierre Richet in Bouaké
RTI · June 2019 · 1:51