3120.0: Monday, November 13, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
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| This session will review the global malaria situation and review options for malaria control. The Roll Back Malaria Initiative will be presented. The controversy about the use of DDT for Malaria Control will be presented in a debate format to allow for a clear exposition of the issues. Malaria is one of the world's leading causes of mortality and morbidity and options for control have become more problematic as resistance to drugs and insecticides have developed | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Richard Laing, MBChB, MSC, MD | ||||
| The Impact of the POPs International Protocol on Malaria and DDT Sharon Newsome, BS | ||||
| The Roll Back Malaria Initiative David Nabarro, MBBS, MSC, MD | ||||
| Silent Sting: the illogical health danger of a DDT ban Amir Attaran, DPhil, LLB | ||||
| Sponsor: | International Health | |||
| Cosponsors: | Environment; Socialist Caucus | |||