Impact of Malaria

Question 1

Economy

Answer 1

• Absenteeism increases reducing productivity
• Crops production reduced
• Too ill for manual labor
• Subsistence rather than cash crops

Question 2

Foreign investment inhibited

Answer 2

• Company employs unwilling to travel to malarial countries

- Companies unwilling to invest if production cannot be guaranteed

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

• Absenteeism through illness
• Children have to look after themselves or their family
• Reduces levels of education and affects future workforce

Question 4

Tourism

Answer 4

• Travelers reluctant to visit

- Associated benefits of tourism restricted eg foreign currency

Question 5

Why countries want to control malaria

Answer 5

• Saving money on health, medicines, doctors, drugs etc.
• Reduction in the nation debt
• Healthier workforce and increased productivity
• Longer life expectancy and decreased infant mortality
• Scarce financial resources could be spent on other areas such as education or housing
• More tourists/foreign investment may be attracted if there was less risk of disease - leading to more job opportunities, foreign currency, increased prosperity