----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 2:14 AM Subject: Re: The Other Christianity (was Re: Babble theory, and comments)
> > The first is an African group, and the second is the Christian Science > > Monitor. In particular, we should note the lack of international funding > > for DDT. Do you think this is unconnected with the political power of the > > environmental movement? > > There's certainly nothing in the articles to suggest that. <quote> Despite this success, the international community has been slow to embrace DDT and remains largely unwilling to fund DDT spraying programs. Officially, the policy of the UN is that DDT is effective and should be used until it can be replaced with less harmful chemicals. But in practice, the chemical is hardly mentioned and almost never funded (DDT was not mentioned in Tuesday's US bill). Instead, the UN advocates the use of insecticide-treated bed nets, which most malaria experts say are far less effective. In the first two rounds of the Global Fund aid distribution, for example, not a single country received money for DDT spraying, although several projects to distribute insecticide-treated nets were approved. The US has not yet said how their new money will be spent, but few expect DDT spraying to be funded. One of only 22 countries using DDT Today, South Africa is one of only 22 countries around the world still using DDT for malaria control and only one of eight African countries that have officially requested permission from the United Nations to use the chemical for mosquito control. DDT advocates say far more would probably return to spraying if the international community supported them in doing so. "A lot of [donors] will say their official policy is that DDT can be used as a malaria solution, but they don't fund it," says Tren. "But how bad does it have to get before it's an emergency?" <end quote> Is your position that the environmental movement's arguements against DDT have nothing to do with this? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
