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Malaria ranks among the foremost health issues facing tropical countries. In this paper, we explore the determinants of … cross-country differences in malaria morbidity, and examine the linkage between malaria and economic growth. Using a … classification rule analysis, we confirm the dominant role of climate in accounting for cross-country differences in malaria …
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Since 2003, Zambia has been engaged in a large-scale, centrally coordinated national anti-Malaria campaign which has …
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the average prenatal client in the area in terms of measured anemia (an important indicator of malaria). Cost-sharing does …
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This paper estimates the number of people at risk of contracting malaria in Africa using GIS methods and the disease … (differing by level of malaria endemicity and differing for rural and urban populations) for malaria as recommended by the UN … malaria by 75% We conclude that the cost of comprehensive malaria control for Africa is US$3.0 billion per year on average, or …
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We examine the effects of malaria on educational attainment and income by exploiting geographic variation in malaria …
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developed, no payments would be made. We estimate the offer size which would make the revenues from R&D investments on a malaria … of a malaria vaccine. Under conservative assumptions, we document that the intervention would be highly cost …-effective from a public health perspective. Sensitivity analyses suggest most characteristics of a hypothetical malaria vaccine would …
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We examine the effect of malaria on economic development in Africa over the very long run. Using data on the prevalence … of the mutation that causes sickle cell disease we measure the impact of malaria on mortality in Africa prior to the … period in which formal data were collected. Our estimate is that in the more afflicted regions, malaria lowered the …
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This paper addresses the role of tropical disease in rural demography and land use rights, using data from Onchocerciasis (river blindness) control in Burkina Faso. We combine a new survey of village elders with historical census data for 1975-2006 and geocoded maps of treatment under the...
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Regular use of effective health-products such as insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) by a household benefits its neighbors by (a) reducing chances of infection and (b) raising awareness about product-effectiveness, thereby increasing product-use. Due to their potential social benefits and...
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half of subsidized pills go to patients without malaria. We study two ways to better target subsidized drugs: reducing the … subsidy level and introducing rapid malaria tests over-the-counter …
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