Environmental
Jul. 7, 2007
Attorney Catches a Wave of Aid for Malaria-Hit Countries
San Francisco antitrust lawyer and surfer Paul Riehle visited the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia looking for “the best waves in the world,” but he found more: villagers suffering epidemic levels of malaria, which he’s now helping to eradicate with mosquito nets through a nonprofit group called SurfAid International.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - For many, the basic ingredients of any outing this summer will include hot dogs, swimming trunks and ... mosquitoes.
While the latter rarely represent more than picnic-ruining intrusions in North America, they bring a virtual reign of terror to much of the planet. The reason: malaria.
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