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The World Mosquito Program is working in Indonesia to protect communities from mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. 

The World Mosquito Program in Indonesia is part of a global, not-for-profit initiative that’s working to protect local communities from mosquito-borne diseases.

Dengue was first reported in two of Indonesia’s 29 provinces in 1968. Today dengue has spread to all provinces and is endemic in many large cities and small towns. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has identified Yogyakarta Province as one of the 10 provinces most affected by dengue each year in the last three decades.

In August 2020, WMP announced an extremely promising result from a gold-standard Randomised Controlled Trial conducted over 3 years in Yogyakarta City. The result shows a 77% reduction in dengue incidence in Wolbachia treated communities.

(Data updated June 2022)

community member and advocate in Yogyakarta
Project sites
1
Number of people reached
1,820,000
Total area reached
543 km²
This is a breakthrough research program that aims to find a solution to our dengue fever problem. We hope the World Mosquito Program will be able to provide evidence on the impact of Wolbachia in reducing the number of dengue fever cases in Yogyakarta City.
Dr Ani Mufidah Sari
Head of Jetis Community Health Centre

Engagement and public acceptance

Our Public Acceptance Model guides engagement, communication and
issues management. No mosquitoes are released without full endorsement from the
local Community Reference Group.

88%

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN YOGYAKARTA

95%

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN SLEMAN DISTRICT

90%

PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN BANTUL DISTRICT
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Project sites

Our project site in Yogyakarta is central to our ambitions to scale-up implementation in other regions around the world. Evidence from initial trials shows extremely positive impact on the incidence of dengue and ongoing monitoring is expected to support plans for wider scale releases.