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Disease strike root  - Telegraph India
If this story is correct and the WHO is going to be using DDT to control malaria in India, we warmly welcome it. For far too long the WHO in Geneva (as opposed to the far more sensible WHO Southern Africa Malaria Control team in Harare, Zimbabwe) have advocated against DDT use. If they are now promoting it in India, more lives will be saved.
Despite Int'l Agreement, DDT Will Not Disappear Overnight  - Raśl Pierri
Nor should DDT disappear overnight - if it did, hundreds of thousands of people would be at risk from malaria and could die. Insisting on a phase out of DDT for malaria control would be disastrous and deadly.
Call to use DDT to fight malaria  - Leon Mangasarian
Mozambique's foreign minister speaks sense on DDT, calling for DDT to be used or for the rich countries that oppose it to come up with an equally good alternative.
Govt Insists On DDT  - Dradenya Amazia
More strength to Uganda. The government's decision to use DDT will save lives. Like the South African government did in 2000, they should challenge the unscientific opposition to DDT and concentrate on what works best for malaria control, a disease that kills thousands of Ugandans every year.
Netcare links R60m pharmacy sales dive to drug-pricing rules  - Tamar Kahn
AFM has long opposed the drug price regulations introduced by the South African government. Now they are driving down profits and harming the private healthcare sector - whcih is ranked as one of the best in the world. The government should be encouraging this sector to expand and flourish rather than punishing it. Lets hope the Constitutional Court challenge to the regulations is successful.
Global warming could worsen malaria in South Africa  - AFP
What nonsense! There is a close correlation between wealth and malaria, but over the long history of man and malaria, no relationship between climate and malaria.
World Malaria Report  - WHO
The World Health Organisation releases its World Malaria Report - claiming that "During the past 5 years real progress has been made in scaling up malaria control and prevention efforts" Funny sort of progress when malaria cases and deaths have INCREASED.
UN malaria project damned as failure  - Sarah Boseley
Sarah Boseley of The Guardian reports on the failure that is Roll Back Malaria.
Anti-DDT lobby could slow fight against malaria , minister says  - IRIN
The Anti-DDT lobby is costing lives and we hope that the Minister's statements will stop the pseudo-science and scare mongering and help to save lives. The EU has a shameful record in stopping Uganda from using DDT. Their actions are killing Ugandan children and must stop.
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Govt Insists On DDT

New Vision (Kampala)
NEWS
April 20, 2023
Posted to the web April 20, 2023

By Dradenya Amazia
Kampala

THE Government is to use DDT to eliminate malaria despite stiff challenges from environmentalists, the primary health care state minister, Dr. Alex Kamugisha, has said.

He was addressing Moyo district leaders on Monday at Moyo Multi-purpose Hall.

Kamugisha said DDT critics had a hidden agenda.

"People have challenged DDT but the Government has never backed them, instead, it has gone ahead to do an environment impact assessment," he said.

Kamugisha said the use of DDT against malaria worked well in Britain, USA and in Asian countries. Present were UNICEF country Representative Martin Mogwanja and representatives from Danida.

The team was in the district to monitor and create awareness on the rapid spread of Polio.

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