“The entire world has benefited and prospered since the decisive defeat of Yellow Fever, an unconventional and far-reaching military victory derived from the field medical discoveries of U.S. Army Major Dr. Walter Reed, designed and carried out by U.S. Army Major Dr. William Gorgas with the overall support under the command of U.S. Army General Leonard Wood.” SuccessHeroesPublic HealthMosquitoesHumanitarian InterventionDisease ControlMedical HistoryYellow Fever EradicationVector ControlWalter ReedLeonard WoodU S ArmyWliiam Crawford Gorgas Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Les pelles ne sont pas élégantes, certes, mais elles ont tout de même réussi a libérer des communautés entières du paludisme durant les 5 000 derniers ans.” AfricaPublic HealthShovelsMalariaDisease ControlEradicationAfriqueVector ControlLes PellesPaludisme Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Incredibly, just one mosquito species, Aedes aegypti is responsible for the spread of four known different deadly viral diseases to human beings, yet this mosquito has been allowed to infest densely-populated urban centers.” FollyNeglectFoolishnessEpidemicsPublic HealthFailuresMosquitoesDisease ControlYellow FeverFolly QuotesAedes AegyptiVector ControlEndemicChikungunyaDengueZika Author:T.K. Naliaka
“Shovels aren't very glamorous, but they've been liberating entire communities from malaria for the past 5,000 years.” AfricaPublic HealthMalariaDisease PreventionMalaria EradicationVector Control Author:T.K. Naliaka