“South Africa Using its Smarts — and DDT — to Prevent Malaria,” by American Council on Science and Health.
Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) continues to be used in South Africa in the hopes of eliminating the spread of malaria in the country by 2018. DDT has proved to be a vital tool in working to reach this goal, and South Africa was praised for its efforts in dealing with the spread of malaria at an African Union event. Read the full story in ACSH Dispatch.
Chemical DDT Saving Lives in S. Africa
February 7, 2013