Comments for topnaman | Malaria blog http://topnaman.com malaria news and discussion Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:07:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Fred Soper, Malcolm Gladwell, mosquitoes, malaria, and DDT by naman http://topnaman.com/history/gladwell-on-malaria-ddt-and-soper/comment-page-1/#comment-5764 naman Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:07:34 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=654#comment-5764 Ed - thanks. No in fact he barely talks about malaria at all. But there are many fun stories and in-depth explanations about Rockefeller foundation, the genesis of country agreements, hookworm control, yellow fever, and the Aedes aegypti eradication effort. Ed – thanks. No in fact he barely talks about malaria at all. But there are many fun stories and in-depth explanations about Rockefeller foundation, the genesis of country agreements, hookworm control, yellow fever, and the Aedes aegypti eradication effort.

]]> Comment on Fred Soper, Malcolm Gladwell, mosquitoes, malaria, and DDT by Ed Darrell http://topnaman.com/history/gladwell-on-malaria-ddt-and-soper/comment-page-1/#comment-5763 Ed Darrell Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:24:36 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=654#comment-5763 Gee, I had missed that Soper wrote a book. Does he say much about why they stopped the malaria eradication campaign? Any news there that Gladwell didn't already cover? Gee, I had missed that Soper wrote a book.

Does he say much about why they stopped the malaria eradication campaign? Any news there that Gladwell didn’t already cover?

]]> Comment on Did USAID, President’s Malaria Initiative blunder malaria control in Angola? by TropIKA » Blog Archive » Malaria control programme in Angola comes under fire http://topnaman.com/operations/usaid-presidents-malaria-initiative-blundered-malaria-control-in-angola/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 TropIKA » Blog Archive » Malaria control programme in Angola comes under fire Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:37:33 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=575#comment-5742 [...] to control the infectious diseases of poverty. The excellent Topnaman blog on malaria presents a discussion of an article [1] in the Bulletin of WHO that criticised some aspects of the President’s Malaria [...] [...] to control the infectious diseases of poverty. The excellent Topnaman blog on malaria presents a discussion of an article [1] in the Bulletin of WHO that criticised some aspects of the President’s Malaria [...]

]]> Comment on President’s Malaria Initiative and Angola Part 2 by Pavak http://topnaman.com/operations/presidents-malaria-initiative-and-angola-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5740 Pavak Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:20:32 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=677#comment-5740 Engineers and statisticians typically call this GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Policy and intervention based on deeply flawed data is itself likely to be just as deeply flawed. I wonder if a DOTS-like strategy needs to be considered for malaria. Engineers and statisticians typically call this GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Policy and intervention based on deeply flawed data is itself likely to be just as deeply flawed. I wonder if a DOTS-like strategy needs to be considered for malaria.

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]]> Comment on Did USAID, President’s Malaria Initiative blunder malaria control in Angola? by President’s Malaria Initiative and Angola Part 2 | topnaman | Malaria blog http://topnaman.com/operations/usaid-presidents-malaria-initiative-blundered-malaria-control-in-angola/comment-page-1/#comment-5735 President’s Malaria Initiative and Angola Part 2 | topnaman | Malaria blog Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:41:03 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=575#comment-5735 [...] About « Did USAID, President’s Malaria Initiative blunder malaria control in Angola? [...] [...] About « Did USAID, President’s Malaria Initiative blunder malaria control in Angola? [...]

]]> Comment on Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine by ?????? ??????? http://topnaman.com/history/calcutta-school-of-tropical-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-5712 ?????? ??????? Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:55:16 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=419#comment-5712 Black-water fever is most often associated with the use of antimalarial medication, especially quinine, but in this patient, dark urine developed before quinine therapy, making this diagnosis less likely. Black-water fever is most often associated with the use of antimalarial medication, especially quinine, but in this patient, dark urine developed before quinine therapy, making this diagnosis less likely.

]]> Comment on MalariaWorld by barmak http://topnaman.com/communication/malariaworld/comment-page-1/#comment-5709 barmak Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:13:11 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=625#comment-5709 They're great! And a nice clean site. V nice. They’re great! And a nice clean site. V nice.

]]> Comment on Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine by naman http://topnaman.com/history/calcutta-school-of-tropical-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-5697 naman Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:55:52 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=419#comment-5697 Sam, it's essentially an academic medical center - they provide clinical services, medical education, and conduct research. They maintain these two small museums in line with their teaching goal. Sam, it’s essentially an academic medical center – they provide clinical services, medical education, and conduct research. They maintain these two small museums in line with their teaching goal.

]]> Comment on Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine by Sam http://topnaman.com/history/calcutta-school-of-tropical-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-5696 Sam Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:45:42 +0000 http://topnaman.com/?p=419#comment-5696 is it a research facility and a museum? is it a research facility and a museum?

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