Malaria kills over one million people and causes 300-500 million episodes of illness each year. The majority of the 3,000 deaths each day and ten new cases every second occur in Africa. The disease not only takes a high human toll; it also impedes development. Malaria has economic impacts through labor efficiency and land use; adversely affects school attendance, performance and cognitive ability; and translates in monetary costs in terms of expenditures...
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The roll back malaria partnership : defining the role of the World Bank (English). Africa Region findings ; no. 144 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/723861468323953456