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The economic burden of malaria on households

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The economic burden of malaria on households

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This article goes over the economic burden malaria can put on households financially. Malaria is a fast and easily transmittable disease that can mutate to become resistant to current vaccines that countries may have. For low-resourced countries, they may not have enough to keep up with the new mutated disease and this would lead to outbreaks that are stronger as well. Low-income households would not have the funds to keep up with treating malaria as well.

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The economic and social burden of malaria

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The economic and social burden of malaria

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This article discusses the economic and social burden of malaria. It discusses the correlation between malaria and poverty and how malaria also influences population growth and fertility. Countries that have higher poverty rates are more likely to have malaria outbreaks since they do not have the resources to treat and prevent them. We are capable of eradicating Malaria worldwide, but we have to reform public health policy and give what the low-resourced countries need to fight against this disease.

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Where malaria prospers most, human societies have prospered least. The global distribution of per-capita gross domestic product shows a striking correlation between malaria and poverty, and malaria-endemic countries also have lower rates of economic growth. There are multiple channels by which malaria impedes development, including effects on fertility, population growth, saving and investment, worker productivity, absenteeism, premature mortality and medical costs.

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Acknowledgements

This work was carried out under Program on Malaria, Economics and Human Affairs, directed by A. Spielman at the Center for International Development. This article has benefited greatly from Dr Spielman's support and ongoing tutelage in the scientific and epidemiological aspects of the malaria disease and vector. We are also grateful to E. Weinstein for valuable insights, to J. Gallup for previous collaboration, and to A. Kiszewski for sharing his entomological expertise. Excellent research assistance was provided by E. Gummerson.

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1. Center for International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, 02138, Massachusetts, USA

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2. Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, Geneva, 27, 1211, Switzerland

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Where malaria prospers most, human societies have prospered least. The global distribution of per-capita gross domestic product shows a striking correlation between malaria and poverty, and malaria-endemic countries also have lower rates of economic growth. There are multiple channels by which malaria impedes development, including effects on fertility, population growth, saving and investment, worker productivity, absenteeism, premature mortality and medical costs.

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This article discusses the importance of malaria and why we must take action to prevent further cases and deaths. Malaria is preventable and treatable, but is still common in low-resource countries due to lack of resource allocation and failed policies. This article discusses how the malaria problem has been increasing in cases recently as well.