Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Letters Combating malaria

Try public health measures in Africa too

BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1971 (Published 20 May 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1971

Rapid Response:

Public Health measures in Africa

Partnership in Health care measures is what is needed in
Africa.Foreign charity, medical and pharmaceutical chemicals heap more
problems in the long run. "Do not give them fish, give them a rod to catch
the fish". Public health measures have to be home grown to be acceptable
and owned by the indigenous people.

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

21 May 2009
george chew
retired
UK , KT19 9QR