Original Article on www.allafrica.com (posted
on the web on 19/06/2006 by Charles Ariko)
ENVIRONMENT watchdog NEMA
has approved DDT for indoor residual spraying to fight malaria.
Dr. Sam Okware, the acting
director in-charge of clinical and community health, yesterday said a NEMA
Environment Impact Assessment found out that indoor DDT spraying had no
negative impact on the environment.
"We have been cleared
by NEMA. What is remaining is the resources for us to buy DDT and we start
spraying immediately," Okware said.
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