Just not in my Backyard

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The article titled "W.H.O. Supports Wider Use of DDT to Combat Malaria" by Celia W. Dugger was published on September 16, 2006 by the New York Times. In the article, Dugger examines how the World Health Organization, at the persistence of its leader Dr. Arata Kochl, supports a policy of spraying small amounts of DDT inside African homes to combat malaria.

She notes that this was a controversial decision that led to internal conflict within the W.H.O but was supported by the Bush administration.

She also writes that the publication of Silent Spring created an environmental movement that caused DDT to become illegal in the United States. It's interesting to see how a pesticide that has been considered extremely dangerous in America (it kills animal and plant species and causes genetic defects in humans) can by sprayed inside of African homes.