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The economic and social burden of malaria

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  • Jeffrey Sachs

    (Center for International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
    Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, World Health Organization)

  • Pia Malaney

    (Center for International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)

Abstract

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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  • Jeffrey Sachs & Pia Malaney, 2002. "The economic and social burden of malaria," Nature, Nature, vol. 415(6872), pages 680-685, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:415:y:2002:i:6872:d:10.1038_415680a
    DOI: 10.1038/415680a
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