Ddt And Malaria
p. 27 · Read in the full issue
THE spraying of DDT monthly since last November in the North-Central Province of Gold Coast has resulted in the reduction of the incidence of mal aria to a remarkable degree, says Mr.
R. Aluvihare, Government Agent, in a report to the Minister of Health. Mr.
Aluvihare sugggests that, along with the spraying, the oiling of the rivers should be carried out, and that jeeps should be employed to penetrate into the remote, roadless villages of the Province for the purpose of spraying them with DDT. He considers that, with such a campaign carried out vigorously, it would be pos sible to eliminate malaria from the North-Central Province within about five years. —Crown Colonist.