Population control methods we now see as emerging practices in animal health are rooted in a lengthy history of reducing human risk from malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. Since 2007, Bill Gates has been seeking solutions to age-old mosquito challenges. He remains hopeful we can eradicate malaria and the mosquitoes that carry it.
Source: LinkedIn, August 16, 2017.
If I had known back in 2007 how much progress we would make in ten years, I would’ve been thrilled by how much we’ve cut the death rate, says Gates. I’d also be impressed by how many insecticidal bed nets are now in use, how new treatments are helping people with the most severe cases of malaria, and how rapid diagnostic tests have made it easier to find and treat people.
INSIGHTS: Animal health pros can support this human effort by signing in on gatesnotes.com, take a one-question quiz, and Bill Gates will give a bed net to a family in need on your behalf through World Vision.
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