Publication date:
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Effective malaria control relies on insecticides, many of which are derived from commercial agricultural insecticides. If these insecticides are banned in the EU, it is unlikely they will continue to be manufactured for public health uses, as there is almost no profit to be found there. Insecticide supplies will fall and prices will rise, leaving millions at greater risk of malaria.
Over one million people die from malaria every year, mainly in the world’s poorest countries.
