[afro-nets] DDT stories 10.01.06 (7)

["Dr. Shamim ul Moula" <shamimul.moula@gmail.com>]

DDT stories 10.01.06 (7)
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Dear Colleagues,

>From the latest DDT story, I am perceiving many conclusions, formulas, equations etc. (May be I am wrong). Some of them are as follows:
i) DDT+Trigger-happy US cowboys = vulnerability of US bald Eagles (including embryonic malformation of egg-shell etc.), only exclusion of DDT can't stop it (am I correct?)
ii) DDT is one of the effective means to eradicate malaria mosquito and can save may be million lives in other places in the world than US (again sorry, here different country's state level technological experts advocated other products "a little expensive than DDT", although WHO already has stated clearly for appropriate use of DDT for the purpose! -does WHO get world recognition in this technology as expert?)
iii) If effective and safe, old technology is more sustainable, participatory and community based, appropriate use also can be taught quickly.
iv) Somalian proposition is difficult for a highly populous country like Bangladesh or India or Pakistan, as well as other countries in South Asia. As an example, Bangladesh has 56,000 sq miles, about 150 million population, mostly rural, literacy rate about 41%, but much less % has appropriate health care behavior. Over 70% child and pregnant are malnourished. Some of children are severe acute malnourished, even die with normal food. So, starter food is required to save them which we can't produce (CMV). Nutriset France is one of the unique organization who produce a range of such food and sales in minimal profit. We could procure some while I was leading Special Nutrition Unit (SNU) few years back, funded by Tdh Lausanne since long in remote Bangladesh where hundreds of growth monitoring centers are established to identify acute severe malnourished children in the areas with frequent effects of hunger, starvation and famine. 
Why I have described it? Is it not in context of malaria? However, prioritization should be the issues.

And of course, I am not differing to conserve birds, animals or the nature, but we have to think about the human first as you all are also telling. I described it as this is another side of the coin where US bald Eagles are in risk in the same world!

We may be less knowledgeable persons, not included in any such state run technical groups, but we can at least see and tell what has been happening since decades with deadly malaria.

Our last slogan: "Long live bald US Eagle, but let us to survive to see their uniqueness!"

Regards to all.

Sincerely
Dr. Shamim ul Moula
MBBS, Ph.D. PGDHHM
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Mailto:shamimul.moula@gmail.com