Titre : | The economics of malaria in Africa (2023) |
Auteurs : | Jean-Claude Berthelemy, Auteur ; Josselin Thuilliez, Auteur |
Type de document : | Article : Working Paper |
Dans : | UNU-WIDER Research Paper (47/2014, February 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | 26 p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Catégories : |
[Eurovoc] GÉOGRAPHIE > Afrique > Afrique subsaharienne [Eurovoc] QUESTIONS SOCIALES > santé > maladie > maladie infectieuse [Eurovoc] QUESTIONS SOCIALES > santé > sciences médicales > épidémiologie [JEL] I - Santé, éducation et programmes sociaux > I1 - Santé > I15 - Santé et développement économique |
Résumé : | 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. |
Doi : | DOI : 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/768-4 |
Axe de recherche : | Trajectoires de développement durable |
En ligne : | https://hal.science/hal-01045213 |