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Browsing: Economic benefits of malaria-free Africa by 2030
- African economies will experience a $127bn cumulative growth between 2023 and 2030 if UN SDG targets to reduce malaria are met.
- Moreover, exports to African states would increase by more than $31bn if UN goals are achieved. For Kenya, this would mean a GDP boost of about $9bn between 2023-2030.
- A new report calls on governments, ahead of the G7 meeting, to accelerate the fight against malaria to save lives, unlock prosperity and bolster health security.
An estimated $127 billion would be unlocked in a malaria-free Africa, a new report has revealed. This amount is the GDP increase that African countries could realize if the UN target to cut malaria by 90 per cent from 2015 levels by 2030 is met, a new report titled ‘The Malaria Dividend’ from Malaria No More UK, states.
This represents an average boost of nearly $16 billion per year to African economies, …