[afro-nets] Roy Innis on malaria (2)

["Robert Karanja" <RKaranja@kemri.org>]

Roy Innis on malaria (2)
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This is great!  Finally we have touched the heart of the matter concerning DDT.  Kenya is among the leading producer of flowers for the European market. This is great news for those in the horticulture industry, however, not so great for all those affected by malaria. As Roy Innis points out, the dogged pursuit by environmentalists and the EU to ensure that the fragrance of these flowers and other horticultural produce remain 'untainted' by DDT is probably the greatest travesty that has ever been visited upon my generation.

A story about the charmed life led by the French aristocracy oblivious to the circumstances of their people comes to mind.  Observing the chaos caused by rioting peasants due to a lack of bread, the children of the nobility were hard pressed to understand the reason behind all the commotion.  Their solution was simple - give them cakes!

If you are in Europe, don't forget to take time to sniff the roses ... After all for every rose there just maybe the life of a child taken by the insistence of the EU to ban DDT.

Karanja R.
mailto:RKaranja@kemri.org