Malaria kills more than one million people every year, yet nobody need die. Half a billion people fall ill.
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Humanitarian issue
Given the scale of this problem, malaria is clearly a humanitarian issue.
Economic issue
Malaria is also an economic issue. Malaria is the single greatest drag on the economy of Africa. Every $1m spent fighting malaria efficiently improves the GDP - the wealth - of the continent of Africa by $12m. Fighting malaria is a very good investment.
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