meledits's review against another edition
2.0
At the beginning of the book I exclaimed "wow!" several times as I learned so many interesting facts about mosquitoes carrying malaria and malaria's effects around the world. Unfortunately, that fascinating dive into public health didn't carry throughout the book, instead it described lots of malaria eradication programs in Africa, lots of details about various funds and dollar figures, lots of meetings and just a lot of statistics. The story is mostly about how philanthropist Ray Chambers used a business approach instead of an NGO nonprofit-type approach to fight malaria, which was interesting, but after awhile I was tired of hearing how great Chambers is. I applaud the work these people have done and are still doing to eradicate malaria from Africa and the world, but I wish it focused more on the public health aspect of the disease (how it spreads, how it kills, the fight for a vaccine) as well as the stories of the people it sickens, kills and otherwise affects, instead of the rich philanthropists trying to help.
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