Via An Iron Fist Joins the Malaria Wars – New York Times which requires a painful but free registration.

Short version: the WHO has appointed a no-nonsense physician to head up their anti-malaria efforts, and he seems to be making some headway.

I’ve ranted about malaria before (do a search here) but this is the sort of thing we’ve (humanity’s) been needing for 30 years.

Hat tip to Unemployed Jim