DDT to the Rescue

In an extraordinarily good development, the World Health Organization has officially called for greater use of DDT around the world in order to combat malaria, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of lives. CEI people and our friends have written widely on the issue of DDT and malaria over the past several years, and it’s a relief to finally see some movement in the right direction. It’s never too late to exorcise the ghost of Rachel Carson from international health policy.