Malaria kills 400k (mostly children) every year.
It has a huge productivity impact in poorer regions such as Africa.
If this pans out, it will be a huge improvement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52530828
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TUK020 wrote:Malaria kills 400k (mostly children) every year.
It has a huge productivity impact in poorer regions such as Africa.
If this pans out, it will be a huge improvement
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52530828
Thanks, that's interesting, I lived about 2 miles from Lake Victoria (Nyanza) about 35 years ago and everyone there has malaria.
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It is not just the human tragedy that it will avert.
It could add several points of GDP growth/yr in what is fast becoming the world's most populous region
It could add several points of GDP growth/yr in what is fast becoming the world's most populous region
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TUK020 wrote:It is not just the human tragedy that it will avert.
It could add several points of GDP growth/yr in what is fast becoming the world's most populous region
When I lived there the population growth was the highest in the world, doubling every 17 years IIRC.
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