[afro-nets] AFRO-NETS is about malaria (18)

[Philip Coticelli <pcoticelli@gmail.com>]

AFRO-NETS is about malaria (18)
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Indeed it is a far fetched dream but one we may live to see. The
conditions on donor monies you cite are precisely the ones for
which KMMN is lobbying. Forgive me, everyone, if I am beating a
repetitive drum here, but a few postings ago I included a state-
ment by USAID that they will begin funding insecticide spray-
ing/"environmental management" directly in 2006. This is good
news and I will report on the progress to the group as it be-
comes available.

However, I'm not sure the few factories that make mosquito nets
or the tiny fraction of Big Pharma dedicated to the manufacture
of anti-malarials generate significant profit for developed
countries to give much of a care. And even if they did, I don't
believe rich countries are malevolent enough to keep people in
bad health to service their economies and line their pockets.
I'm sure others will disagree, particularly for larger issues
like trade, but self-interest is different from exploitation.

Philip Coticelli
mailto:pcoticelli@gmail.com