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HiPointDem

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28. eritrea's gdp is about 4% of bill gates' personal net worth. yet it managed to nearly eradicate

Mon Dec 24, 2012, 04:06 PM

Dec 2012

malaria in a matter of years.

gates has been funding in africa for more than a decade. where has malaria been eradicated?

eritrea is an anomaly in africa.

the net donations have been a miniscule fraction of the funding gates has done in africa, most of which has gone to financialization of local economies, gmo agriculture, & pharma initiatives.

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Precipitous decline in incidence of malaria in Eritrea doesn't make the western news [View all] HiPointDem Dec 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #1

Profound point about Public Health improvements malaise Dec 2012 #2

Absolutely! "public health, meaning first of all, clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene" bananas Dec 2012 #6

"Precipitous decline" is a term of negative connotation. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #3

I noticed that too... greytdemocrat Dec 2012 #4

That site is an anti science site obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #8

which is why i also linked medical sites -- to demonstrate that what the person was saying HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

WtF? "Precipitous decline in incidence of malaria" has negative connotations for you? bananas Dec 2012 #10

Still obsessed with Bill Gates, eh Hannah?...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #5

They have a press freedom index below that of North Korea. joshcryer Dec 2012 #25

Heheh... SidDithers Dec 2012 #29

You do realize what site you are using as a source? obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #7

But whale.to is a great source!!... SidDithers Dec 2012 #9

I am often critical of big pharma obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #15

the article is not anti-science, anti-public health, or even anti-vaccine. i also linked two HiPointDem Dec 2012 #30

The site may be a crock but the point about Gates & public health bread_and_roses Dec 2012 #11

Sorry, anti semitic garbage source obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #16

please link to the anti-semitism in the article, and in the other links provided. the writer is not HiPointDem Dec 2012 #31

Also at whale.to you can read... SidDithers Dec 2012 #12

Anti semitic, anti science sources are allowed on DU now? obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #17

Jury left it 3-3...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #18

Of course they did obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #19

The irony is that Eritrea and Israel are on great standing. joshcryer Dec 2012 #26

Wow. You don't see idiots citing the Chronicles outside of wahabbist schools often anymore. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #36

Why pick on Bill? At least he is doing something! The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #13

Why does the 1st paragraph give credit to Gates and the 2nd to the Government? 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #14

the first paragraph says gates has put a billion into vaccine research; the rest says that HiPointDem Dec 2012 #22

Kick for anti-Semitic source that the OP has chosen not to delete...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #20

A vector based approach has always been a key component in malaria prevention. i.e. mosquito control. pinto Dec 2012 #23

eritrea has nearly eradicated malaria with basic public health measures. the same thing can't be HiPointDem Dec 2012 #24

Agree, basic public health measures are key and they include pharmaceuticals, on or off patent. pinto Dec 2012 #32

Bill Gates also funds malaria control through mosquito nets etc. CJCRANE Dec 2012 #27

eritrea's gdp is about 4% of bill gates' personal net worth. yet it managed to nearly eradicate HiPointDem Dec 2012 #28

Your issue doesn't seem to be primarily malaria prevention - pinto Dec 2012 #34

good news Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #33

Western news media exists as a mechanism to get people to watch advertisements Taitertots Dec 2012 #35

Locking REP Dec 2012 #37