Hooray for DDT, Says WHO—Science Wins Over Superstition
Really good news today–especially for the millions suffering from malaria. The World Health Organization finally broke with ideological environmentalist orthodoxy and acknowledged that the pesticide DDT is a vital third weapon in the war on malaria carrying mosquitoes.
Reason has been reporting for some time on this ongoing struggle between green ideology and the needs of the world's poorest people. More here and here if you're interested.
I suspect a lot of credit for this breakthrough should go to Roger Bate and Richard Tren and others associated with the Africa Fighting Malaria campaign. Good job, folks! It's always a good day when science overcomes superstition and especially so when it will help save millions of lives.
Disclosure: I don't own stocks in any company that manufactures DDT, not that there's anything wrong with that.