The UN is Premature in Trying to Ban DDT for Malaria Control
BMJ 2012;345:e6801 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6801
2 Pages Posted: 25 Oct 2012
Date Written: October 10, 2012
Abstract
Despite the progress that has been made in malaria control and treatment, it remains a serious global health problem. Several malarial countries, including some that are striving to eliminate the disease, still rely on dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for vector control. It is therefore problematic that the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), without the consent of member states, and violating its own treaties, exerts relentless pressure to ban DDT globally.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Attaran, Amir and Attaran, Amir and Tren, Richard and Kamwi, Richard, The UN is Premature in Trying to Ban DDT for Malaria Control (October 10, 2012). BMJ 2012;345:e6801 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6801 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2167048
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