[afro-nets] Use of DDT against malaria (17)

["Tiimanywa Lutaremwa" <drtlutaremwa@yahoo.co.uk>]

Use of DDT against malaria (17)
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On Tuesday, 26 September, 2006 11:02:28 AM, Somalia Malaria Technical Coordinator <somalia.mtc@merlin-eastafrica.org> wrote:
>I have no idea if DDT is better or worse (or cheaper or easier to use???) 
>than other insecticides and have no problem with its use in certain specific contexts 
>(Southern Africa) but am annoyed by the current DDT soap opera. I fear, however, 
> that this one might not have a happy ending with sprayed houses surrounded by 
>playing children in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa

If you do not want to fight Malaria by spraying DDT to houses(IRS) surrounded by playing children, will you be happy seeing our children being admitted to health facilities suffering from Severe/complicated Malaria?

DR. LUTAREMWA.
mailto:drtlutaremwa@yahoo.co.uk