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"In 1969, just 14 years after it was initiated, the World Health Assembly
stepped back from its program to eradicate malaria worldwide, declaring that it
was no longer feasible in the near future.
Global eradication was an ambition that had been galvanized by the promise of
DDT, a pesticide developed during World War Two.1 The program’s leaders
expected malaria eradication to be a smooth, quick process – one that would be
completed within just eight years in some countries like Mexico, and 10 to 15
years worldwide.
But 15 years later, the end was still distant. The strategy was re-examined in
1969, and then effectively suspended.
In the regions where eradication does not yet seem feasible, control of
malaria with the means available should be encouraged and may be regarded as
a necessary and valid step towards the ultimate goal of eradication.
– World Health Assembly, 1969.
The story of malaria’s failed eradication campaign ran alongside another story
– the long drawn-out struggle to develop a malaria vaccine.
The question of why we didn’t get a malaria vaccine sooner isn’t just an
intellectual exercise – around 600,000 people die from the disease each year –
and its answer isn’t just a scientific one."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
