In September 2006 the Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health and Community Services (DHCS) commenced an AusAID funded project in collaboration with the East Timor Ministry of Health (MoH) in the area of mosquito control and surveillance. The project will receive AusAID funding of $1,032,000 over the next 3+ years. DHCS, through the Medical Entomology Branch (MEB) and Health Policy branch, will work with the MoH to increase the capacity of the MoH to carry out effective mosquito surveillance and control programs so that the incidence of mosquito-borne disease in East Timor can be reduced.