The economic and social burden of malaria

Jeffrey Sachs and Pia Malaney ()
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Jeffrey Sachs: Center for International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Pia Malaney: Center for International Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Nature, 2002, vol. 415, issue 6872, 680-685

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2002
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