Egon Weinmueller

Egon Weinmueller

Egon Weinmueller is vice president for global public health at BASF and is chairman of the Vector Control team at CropLife International. Weinmueller has over 30 years of experience in the crop protection industry and public health sector. He sits on the steering committee of the Stockholm Convention working group Global Alliance for Alternatives to DDT and many Roll Back Malaria working groups. BASF is a committed member of the public health community and is working closely with the World Health Organization, the private and public sectors to help find solutions to control mosquito-borne diseases.

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We can beat malaria if we move faster

We can beat malaria if we move faster

almost 10 years ago // World Malaria Day

We have a chance of winning the fight against malaria, but only if we deal quickly with the increasing problem of insecticide resistance, writes Egon Weinmueller, vice president for global public health at BASF and chairman of the vector control team at CropLife International.

Future of mosquito nets vital to malaria eradication

Future of mosquito nets vital to malaria eradication

almost 12 years ago // World Malaria Day

Mosquito nets used to be effective against malaria, but the insects have become resistant. Now it’s time to overcome challenges and invest heavily in new solutions to fight the disease, an expert from CropLife International writes in an exclusive opinion.