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Cold War, Deadly Fevers: Malaria Eradication in Mexico, 1955--1975 (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)

By Marcos Cueto

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0801886457, 9780801886454, 9781435692749
LCC
RC162.M6 C84 2007
Open Library ID
OL17849745M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1247422 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\283
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In the mid-1950s, with planning and funding from the United States, Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria, which was widespread and persistent. This new history explores the politics of that campaign. Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program, its national organization in Mexico, its local implementation by health practitioners and workers, and its reception among the population. Drawing on archives in the United States, Mexico, and Switzerland, he highlights the militant Cold War rhetoric of the founders and analyzes the mixed motives of participants at all levels. Following the story through the dwindling campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Cueto raises questions relevant to today's international health campaigns against malaria, AIDS, and tuberculosis. (May 2008)

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