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The economics of malaria in Africa

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Malaria still claims a heavy human and economic toll, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the causality between malaria and poverty is presumably bi-directional, malaria plays a role in the economic difficulties of the region. This article provides an analysis of the economic consequences of malaria (with an emphasis on human capital accumulation and productivity), and a discussion of policies aimed at reducing its incidence. A major initiative has been the distribution of insecticidal bed-nets at a highly subsidized price. An economic-epidemiology model is used to explain why such policy is doomed to fail in presence of a very high poverty incidence, as observed in the African region.
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hal-01045213 , version 1 (24-07-2014)

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Jean-Claude Berthélemy, Josselin Thuilliez. The economics of malaria in Africa. 2014. ⟨hal-01045213⟩
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