Malaria and Growth

Malaria and Growth

The authors explore the two-sided link between malaria morbidity and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth. Climate significantly affects cross-country differences in malaria morbidity. Tropical location is not destiny, however: greater ac...

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Main Authors: McCarthy, F. Desmond, Wolf, Holger, Wu, Yi
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CLIMATE
CLIMATE VARIABLES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
DIARRHEA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EPIDEMICS
FATIGUE
GDP
HEALTH CARE
HIV
HOUSING
IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMPREGNATED BEDNETS
INFECTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERVENTION
MALARIA
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MIGRANTS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES
NUTRITION
PARASITES
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
QUALITY OF LIFE
RAINFALL
REDUNDANCY
SANITATION
SPECIALIZATION
TEMPERATURE
TUBERCULOSIS
VACCINATION
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/437969/malaria-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19847

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/437969/malaria-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19847

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