permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>]

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Subject:        [SANET-MG] Research Opportunity
Date:   Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:51:43 -0400
From:   Jennifer chesworth <cafesombra@AOL.COM>
To:     SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

Dear colleagues,

Herbalists Without Borders (HWB) seeks a principal researcher for the
following study:

Eucalyptus essential oil as an alternative to synthetic pesticide
application for prevention of malaria using treated netting

Recent studies have found that use of inscticide-treated mosquito
netting reduced child deaths from malaria in Kenya by 40% over a five
year study period. The study followed a 2005 WHO/UNICEF joint statement,
"Protecting vulnerable groups in malaria-epidemic areas in Africa
through excellerated deployment of insecticide-treated nets" (
http://www.afro.who.int/malaria/publications/who_unicef_joint_statement.pdf ),
which calls for widespread distribution of free or heavily subsidized,
WHO-approved long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.  HWB wishes to study
the effectiveness and economic viability of essential oil-treated
netting in vulnerable groups in Honduras, as compared to treatment found
in Kenya using currently WHO-approved insecticide-treated nets.  While
multiple treatments and supplemental air vapor methods may be required,
the ready availability and ease of production at the village scale in
Honduras makes eucalyptus and other essential oils with pesticidal
actions attractive as an alternative to government- or otherwise
subsidized insecticidal treatments.

Interested graduate student or independent researchers willing and able
to help seek funding for or to financially subsidize travel and other
expenses for this work please send resume and cover letter to
info@herbalistswithoutborders.org
<mailto:info@herbalistswithoutborders.org>.