Malaria is a disease that affects millions of people every year and approximately causes the deaths of around two million people per year.  Many of these people reside in Africa where finances are low to counter this disease.  There is some progress with this tragic disease and that is the fact that we are trying to bring it to an end in impoverished countries around the globe.  Many organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight Malaria are putting in time and finance to help bring this disease to a halt.  Even in the last two years George Bush took a role in this announcing billions of dollars to be dedicated to fighting this disease throughout Africa.  A powerful chemical called DDT has been used in the past to help keep mosquito’s out of homes in these regions.  This has helped prevent the number of malaria cases to develop in these areas and most of the spraying takes place in low dosages inside homes to help keep its use under control.  This treatment doesn’t come without controversy though.  It is almost like picking your poison because DDT has been linked in some studies to diseases such as cancer and overall environmental degradation.  Bans have been set up in many countries to limit or even stop the use of this chemical due to its adverse affects.  However, in many countries that are located in hot, humid or tropical regions it is still affective to help reduce mosquito transferred illnesses.  This happens to be the case in many South Africa countries and is continued in its use today.  The verdict seems to still be out on this chemical but for now it seems to be doing more good than harm in these disease ridden countries.