Full 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.
Contents
Figures and Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
1. Introduction: The Burden of an Infection
The Origins and Development of Malaria Control Efforts
Organizing Principles for This Volume
Plan of the Book
2. Global Designs
Foreign Aid and the Cold War
International Health Cooperation
The Encounter of International Health and Politics
Concluding Thoughts
3. National Decisions
Mexican Politics and Medicine
Mexican Malaria Control
Organizing Malaria Eradication
The Mexicanization of the Campaign
4. Local Responses
Intercultural Challenges
Anthropological Critique
A Provincial Doctor Rebels
Indigenous Resistance
A Campaign in Decline
5. Conclusions: The Return of Malaria and the Culture of Survival
Mexico's Recent Experience with Malaria
The Lessons of Malaria Eradication: Patterns of Vertical Health Programs
Notes
Bibliography
Index
