Printer-friendly versionSend by emailPDF version

Health in Africa costs dearly: in quality of life, in chances of survival, and in resources. Did you know, for example, that Africa would have been an estimated US $100 billion better off in 1999 if malaria had been eliminated years ago? And - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - that extra US $100 billion is nearly five times greater than all development aid provided to Africa in 1999?