1 Jan 2021 Jahr - Economic Impact of Malaria on Africa
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The economic impact of malaria is estimated to cost Africa $12 billion every year. This figure factors in costs of health care, absenteeism, days lost in education, decreased productivity due to brain damage from cerebral malaria, and loss of investment and tourism.
Malaria is bad for business: the disease is responsible for employee absenteeism, increased health care spending, and decreased productivity, all of which can negatively impact a company's reputation.
Poor children and women in rural areas are at the greatest risk of death or severe debility from malaria, which drains the resources of families.
Overall, households in Africa lose up to 25% of income to the disease.
Leading economists estimate that malaria causes an "economic growth penalty" of up to 1.3% per year in malaria endemic African countries. Malaria discourages investments and tourism, affects land use patterns and crop selection resulting in sub-optimal agricultural production, reduces labor productivity, and impairs learning.
Malaria can strain national economies, impacting some nations' gross domestic product by as much as an estimated 5–6%.
In some areas, malaria accounts for 15% of health-related absenteeism from school. It is estimated that in endemic areas, malaria may impair as much as 60% of the schoolchildren’s learning ability.
(Malaria | Malaria Free Future, n.d.)
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