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Check out the malaria lyrics in this smooth beat from The Himalayan Project. MCs Chee Malabar and Rainman paint scenes from rural India in a critique of romanticizing identity. Postcards from Paradise by Chee Malabar

No. According to a recent report by the Evidence to Policy Initiative (funded by the Gates Foundation which in turn also supported the ACT subsidy idea) . The conclusions are no surprise (see here and here for previous discussions on the idea of selling subsidized artemisinin combination therapy in pharmacies). The summary points were: Pilots [...]

The tragic Pakistan floods have apparently led to a phenomenon best understood as spider-trees. Words will not suffice; look at this picture: To avoid the water the spider, en mass, took refuge in nearby trees. The web encased trees snare most of the local mosquitoes reportedly leading to reduced malaria in the area (thanks Saket). [...]