whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised
(Analysis/Analysis)

...go back to our trusty old Abacus." I note that, once Europe and the US had managed to wipe out their malaria problem with DDT just after WWII they "suddenly" discovered that it had tox...

2. Melamine, China, and the peril for emerging markets
(Analysis/Analysis)

...o;t make mosquito nets, used to levy a 600% tax on imported nets ensuring that the cheapest prevention for malaria is out of reach of the poor. Now we have Melamine. Some of the loudest voices respond...

3. Climate Change: measurement, responsibility and risk
(Analysis/Analysis)

...fine then, it’s natural, we shouldn’t mess with it.”  Or would we - like we do with Malaria, TB, or international conflicts – do our best to stop the threat? “But ...

4. No matter how hard you try bad environments lead to bad results
(Analysis/Analysis)

... NGOs may work in Africa to assist with medication and symptomatic relief for individuals suffering from ((malaria)) but governments could help things by removing their excise duties on mosquito nets....

5. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

... 5: improve maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality rate by two-thirds Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses by halting the spread of HIV and reversing the incidence of malar...

6. Research Reports, eBooks and Ideas
(Static Content)

... a 200% excise duty on imported mosquito nets which makes them unaffordable. The cheapest protection from malaria is out of reach of the majority of Kenyans for no good reason at all. Wikineur: ...