Developing countries will face more complex challenges as infectious disease patterns transform due to climate change and climate variability. These challenges include how to reduce the incidence of malaria (including the significant challenge of resistant malaria), dengue, and other...

We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...

Introduction to economics of infectious disease / Jenny Roberts -- Choosing the first line drug for malaria treatment: how can cost-effectiveness analysis inform policy? / Catherine Goodman ... [et al.] -- Economic issues related to antimicrobial resistance / Ramanan Laxinarayan -- Economic...

Background: Development assistance for health (DAH) has been considerably affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of clarifying how donor countries select recipient countries and how DAH is distributed. We investigated DAH allocation according to disease burden and whether...