[Stoves] report with disappointing results from cleaner cookstoves

Crispin Pemberton-Pigott crispinpigott at outlook.com
Mon Dec 12 15:53:35 CST 2016


Dear Andrew

>I must have missed that in Nikhil's post but yes I was aware that malaria is a major problem and I would have no hesitation in sleeping under a net treated with DDT if I were at risk and certainly wouldn't want others to do without.

They are not treated with DDT. They are treated with pyrethroids, which are natural and grown in Uganda, among other places. This is why I think that:

"These nets are dip-treated using a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide such as deltamethrin or permethrin which will double the protection over a non-treated net by killing and repelling mosquitoes. For maximum effectiveness, ITNs should be re-impregnated with insecticide every six months. This process poses a significant logistical problem in rural areas. Newer, long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have now replaced ITNs in most countries."

For stovers to argue that they provide more health benefit compared with nets or pneumonia inoculations they have to come up with provable claims. 

Regards
Crispin





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