Prevalence of Malaria in West Africa: Economic and Social Burden
University of Maryland University College
MGMT 640
Professor Anderson
April 13, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACTS…………………………………………………………………… 3
BACKGROUND……………………………………………………………….. 4
METHOD……………………………………………………………………….. 5
RESULT…………………………………………………………………………6
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….6
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………… 8

ABSTRACTS

Background: The effects of malaria burden cannot be overemphasized on a society. Malaria disease affects human being: psychologically, physically, and socially and economic development of a nation.
Methods: In this study survey and Willingness To Pay Approach was used to evaluate the prevalence of Malaria in West Africa.
Results:
Conclusion: It is important for the government to hear the cries of the poor people who are often inflicted with communicable disease so that the eradication of the malaria can be possible.

Background
According to Teklehaimanot and Mejia (2008), “Malaria is one of the most important challenges to global public health. Every year, there are between 300 million and 500 million cases of malaria worldwide, and more than 1million people die from the disease, most of them are children younger than 5 years. Ninety percent of the cases and 75% of the deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These childhood deaths, resulting mainly from cerebral malaria and anemia, constitute somewhere between 20% and 25% of child mortality in Africa” (1).
It is no doubt that malaria is a killer disease and affects almost every family in Africa especially in the sub-Saharan region. Malaria causes pains, trauma, and loss of output in affected victims and their family. Also, malaria is only transmitted through mosquito bites. Malaria is caused by female anopheles mosquitoes, which carries the malaria parasite called plasmodium falciparum.