A child sits under a mosquito net in his home in the town Xai Xai, Mozambique. The southern African nation is fighting an uphill battle against malaria, which claims the life of a child every 15 minutes. (Photo by ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
The fight against malaria
The U.S. is taking a more active role in attempting to eradicate malaria, which kills upwards of one million people a year. Midmorning's guests will talk about the effort to fight malaria, including the use of the controversial insecticide DDT.
Guests
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Scott Case: Chief Opertaing Officer of Malaria No More, a nonprofit group working with the private sector to control malaria.
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Richard Tren: Director of Africa Fighting Malaria.
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Kent Campbell, MD: Director of the Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa at PATH, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health.
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