major public health problem in Africa by 2015. The Bank has subscribed fully to this agenda, as illustrated by statements …

Goals in Africa. It is not only a serious health problem, but an issue that cripples development. Every year, malaria … infects more than 500 million people around the world and is one of the leading causes of child deaths on in Africa, with 3 …,000 children dying from it every day. It is estimated that malaria costs Africa $12 billion a year in direct costs and lost …

-Saharan Africa over the past 15 years? Using large household surveys collected in 16 countries and exploiting the spatial correlation …