Pesticide Action Network International—a global coalition of more than six hundred non-governmental organizations from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America—strongly condemns the recent WHO announcement of its so-called “new” approach to malaria control with DDT as its centerpiece.
We would like to draw your attention to our statement opposing the WHO announcement, delivered to the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety at Budapest, Hungary, September 25-29, and subscribed by a global coalition of health and toxics experts. We strongly urge that WHO reverse this irresponsible promotion of the antiquated and toxic pesticide DDT, and actively seek and promote malaria control solutions targeting the real causes of malaria, which is a disease of poverty and underdevelopment.