London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

The Global Vector Hub (GVH) is an exciting new open-access online platform developed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and ARCTEC at LSHTM. The GVH focusses on the surveillance and control of arthropod disease vectors. The Global Vector Hub is a community-led online platform to allow access to and exchange of information and data on vector control and vector biology. This includes geo-tagged vector data which can be viewed using maps on the platform, or downloaded for your own analyses. GVH hosts a worldwide network of vector researchers and people working in vector control, with organisations and individuals findable through a searchable registry. Our resources area includes an extensive database of training and educational materials, vector control guidelines and research tools.

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The main audiences of the GVH are health workers, humanitarian aid workers, vector control programme operators and researchers, but it is open to everyone.

The GVH aims to:

  • assist in capacity building and systems strengthening for vector control globally, and establish a community of practice for vector control interventions:

We are providing a comprehensive database of accurate and up-to-date resources, such as training and educational materials, vector control guidelines and research tools. Our ‘Resources’ section also includes technical documents, laboratory and field technical documents, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). In addition, we are providing extensive information packs for specific diseases and audiences, as well as general summary documents for a quick overview.

Please click on the ‘Resources’ button on the main page to learn more!

  • connect stakeholders and enable them to make evidence-based decisions:

The full version of the Global Vector Hub will also feature a Networking function that allows registered users to connect with each other and exchange information. It hosts a searchable global registry of researchers, research labs and field sites with their research and control capacity, as well as information on academic, government, not-for-profit, industry led-organisations and research institutions. This will transform collaborations between individuals and groups with known vector-related associations. Discussion forums will ensure that lessons are learned, knowledge gaps are identified and impact is demonstrated and shared in every region.

Moreover, in its Data section the full GVH will include a real-time, interactive disease and vector information function. This will take the form of a searchable database with an integrated map, giving the user current and relevant surveillance, control and research data and information about any country at the click of a button – please check again soon for further updates, and please see below for our GVH-Beta launch!

  • Play a crucial role in global efforts to reduce the burden of vector-borne diseases:

The Global Vector Hub will play a crucial role in the elimination of diseases that threaten the lives of more than half of the world’s population. It is fully aligned with the World Health Organization’s ‘Global Vector Control Response 2017-2030’, which calls for the re-alignment of vector control programmes and a comprehensive approach to vector control, supported by increased technical capacity, strengthened monitoring systems and improved infrastructure. The Global Vector Hub will not only significantly facilitate the achievement of national health objectives, but also contribute towards the internationally recognised Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 (‘No poverty’), 3 (‘Good health and well-being’), 6 (‘Clean water and sanitation’), 10 (‘Reduced inequalities’), 13 (‘Climate action’) and 16 (‘Peace, justice and strong institutions’).

The Global Vector Hub is being funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme (grant agreement No. 734584) and the BBSRC Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (grant reference: BB/R015104/1).

Global vector community:

For the first time, we aim to bring together researchers and health workers on the largest scale ever seen, cutting across several disciplines, diseases and vectors around the world. The movement towards this expansive and comprehensive approach to vector control cannot be achieved alone. We need you on board! The Global Vector Hub is designed for and owned by you – the global vector community.