College Prep KV – Affirmative – Liberia DDT/Malaria

Plan:

The United States federal government should establish public health infrastructure and programs in the Republic of Liberia that facilitate and conduct the indoor spraying of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane. 

The Failure Of The United States To Embrace DDT Spraying Has Functioned To Make It Virtually Unavailable Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

 
Washington Times 2007

(5/19, proquest/e-library) ncp

We’re talking about..in the public mind 
 

Agencies opposed to DDT spraying are quietly block its use.

Bate November 2k7

(Dr. Roger-, Resident fellow at AEI, Wall Street Journal November 5 pg A19)ncp

Meanwhile, vast swathes…shouldn’t be used 

USAID is not getting behind DDT—as a result, it si not presently being used

Bate November 2k7

(Dr. Roger-, Resident fellow at AEI, “The rise, Fall, Rise, and imminent fall of DDT,” November 5, Health Policy Outlook) ncp

The voices arguing against DDT…on the ground 

LIBERIAN MALARIA 

Liberia Is In The Midst Of A Horrifying Malaria Hyperendemic – It Simply Does Not Have The Resources To Confront The Massive Scale Of The Problem 

Kinder  2007

(Molly-, MA/ID pending at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, June 22,accessed 11/12/07,  http://mollyinliberia.blogspot.com/2007/06/magic-bullet-for-liberias-children.html) ncp

Above all, just one disease…..success if possible. 

Malaria Funding Has Been Cut And Relief Agencies Are Leaving Liberia, Pushing The Country Toward A Meltdown .

Doyle 2007

(Leonard-, The Independent of London, January 3, p.22, lexis) ncp 

Failure to Utilize DDt is the moral equivalent of allowing the worst disasters we have ever witnessed to happen unfettered—failure ot act would be a profound act of racism which would doom Liberia’s post-civil war recovery

Somah  2006

(Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, January 7^th, http://www.liberianforum.com/articles/somah0022.htm ) ncp

I have argued that…have peace in such a place? 

Western eco-imperialism which denies Liberians necessary preventive measures such as DDT should be evaluated as the equivalent of Genocide, Apartheid, 9/11, the Asian tsunami, slavery, and holocaust.

Somah 2k6

(Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, speech given in Monrovia, “The Galvanizing Role of Liberian Women in National Reconstruction, http://www.grandgedeh.com/gg-lihede16.htm  ) ncp

The main concern here…malaria regions in Africa 

We would never tolerate the level of death and suffering occurring form malaria in Africa if it were happening in the United States—are you really all right with what’s happening in your name?

Spencer k26

(Roy, Huamn Events, 08-14, proquest/elibrary) ncp

The united states…DDT would be used to combat it. 

SOLVENCY 

DDT use in Liberia would result in a 90% reduction in malaria deaths

Somah  2005

(Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University,  “Combating Malaria in the Next Liberian Republic,” The Perspective, January 24, http://www.theperspective.org/2005/jan/malaria.html) ncp 

Reversing US Opposition to DDT spraying is essential to saving thousands  of lives, reversing poverty, and achieving peace in Liberia.

Liberian Observer 2k5

(“Symposium aims to bring malaria to the forefront” allafrica.com thru elibrary)ncp

Malaria is a preventable disease…capable of reducing malaria 

The US has a unique obligation to assist Liberia in a time of humanitarian crisis

Woods and Burrowes 2k3

(Emira co-director of FPIF and Carl Patrick-chairperson of communications department at Morgan State University, FPIF Policy Report, http://www.fpif.org/papers/liberia2003.html)

The nation’s eagerness…dramatic and militaristic 

U.S. Action Has A Unique Multiplier Effect Which Uniquely Turbocharges The Effects Of It’s Foreign Aid 

Bate 2005

(Roger-, US Director – Africa Fighting Malaria, Congressional Testimony, 5/12, proquest/e-library) ncp

Before examining…Congressional earmark 

United States Aid Is Necessary To Facilitate Liberia’s Recovery And Attract Vital International Donors 

Pierson 2006

(Lloyd-, Assistant Administrator – USAID, Congressional Testimony, February 8, e-library) ncp

With the commitment….critical juncture 

Expertise And Resources Make The United States The Most Important Nation To Support Liberia’s Fight Against Malaria – We Must Provide More Support 

Campbell 2005

(Carlos-, Program Director – MACEPA, Congressional Testimony, 5/12, proquest/e-library) ncp

The US government….bilateral assistance program 

Only DDT can both kill and repel mosquitoes-no other pesticide has a fraction of the effectiveness. 

Roberts 2007

(Dr. Donald-, emeritus professor of tropical medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland, International Herald Tribune, 8/22, proquest/e-library) ncp

But DDt has other mechanisms….fighter we have 

Millions of lives depend upon supporting the spraying of DDT

Dreissen 2k4

(Paul, director of economic human rights project, congressional testimony 2/4, proquest/elibrary) ncp

Hundres of thousands…lives are at stake 

Partnering with Africa on a DDT based public health infrastructure is essential to effectively fighting malaria

Zaramba 2k7

(sam, director general of health services for Uganda, National Post 6/23 proquest/elibrary) ncp

Though Africa’s sad experience…means of fighting malaria