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I think what he wants to do is bring the afflicted regions up to par with what one expects from life in the western world, in terms of health. That's very impor
by chm 12y ago
I think what he wants to do is bring the afflicted regions up to par with what one expects from life in the western world, in terms of health. That's very important.
- melling 12y agoWell, the trick there is to create a better economy, right? The standard of living will increase then. What are the most effective ways to prevent malaria is to give people $20 nets.
- gohrt 12y ago$4 nets!* http://www.againstmalaria.com/DollarsPerNet.aspx http://www.againstmalaria.com/DollarsPerNet.aspx * (plus shipping and handling)
- chm 12y agoBut his goal is to eradicate it, not only prevent it. Preventing is a step towards his goal. I'm not at all convinced that a higher standard of living inevitably leads to lower malaria infections. I actually think the correlation is rather weak, at least in the initial part of eradicating/battling the disease. I agree with you that controlling the disease by having a stable, efficient and proactive health care system requires a solid economy. I just don't think that's where the problem lies for the moment.
- lmkg 12y agoTurns out... one of the easiest ways to create a better economy is to eliminate malaria. It's that bad of a disease, that it contributes to poverty at the national level. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria#Economic_impact http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria#Economic_impact It's more difficult to expand and modernize your economy when a significant fraction of your population contracted mild brain damage from preventable infections.