WHO recommends DDT to control malaria

DDT Use for Malaria Vector Control:

DDT stalemate stymies malaria control initiative.

PESTICIDES: Toward DDT-Free Malaria Control

An increased international effort to reduce the incidence of malaria around the globe while reducing reliance on DDT was announced 6 May 2009 at the fourth meeting of the Conference to the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). With funding of more than US$70 million, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organization have launched 1...

The Role of DDT in Malaria Control

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Application of the Malaria Management Model to the Analysis of Costs and Benefits of DDT versus Non-DDT Malaria Control

INTRODUCTION DDT is considered to be the most cost-effective insecticide for combating malaria. However, it is also the most environmentally persistent and can pose risks to human health when sprayed indoors. Therefore, the use of DDT for vector control remains controversial. METHODS In this paper we develop a computer-based simulation model to assess some of the costs and benefits of the con...