据媒体报道,南非卫生部长姆希曼9月19日表示支持世界卫生组织为饱受争议的杀虫剂滴滴涕“正名”,并表示该国将继续使用滴滴涕,争取消灭疟疾。由于担心使用滴滴涕对环境和人体健康带来危害,全球绝大多数国家都明令禁止使用这种杀虫剂。然而,包括南非在内的撒哈拉以南非洲国家发 According to media reports, the South African Minister of Health, Muhamman, on Sept. 19, expressed support for World Health Organization as the “correct name” for DDT, the controversial pesticide, and said that it will continue to use DDT to fight malaria. Fear of using DDT poses a threat to the environment and human health, and most countries in the world have banned the use of such pesticides. However, sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa, have made their pronouncements