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Malaria in Ethiopia - Coggle Diagram
Malaria in Ethiopia
Prevalence, Incidence and Patterns of Disease
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2013: 500000 global deaths due to malaria, kills 70000 a year in Ethiopia.
Seasonal - comes after the rainy season (so in Jun-Nov) as that's when there is most stagnant water - breeding ground.
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Socio-Economic Impacts
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Has debilitating effects e.g. absence from work which slows economic growth and reinforces the cycle of poverty.
Accounts for 10% of all hospital admissions, 12% of health clinic visits and 40% of the national health expenditure.
Has implications for food security: lowlands - resource rich, potential for food production, highlands - malaria free so supports unusually high population densities.