How does Malaria effect countries’ economies? 10 pts for best answer?

The costs that you already have (medical cost, reduction in tourism, basic transportation costs) are just the tip of the iceberg of economic costs of Malaria.

Consider the indirect costs to the economy when a person or group of people are severly ill. They can’t work so the factory where they work has a drop in production, the sick worker’s family doesn’t have enough money to buy goods and services anymore from local vendors who depend upon that money for their own families to live. In the event of a malaria death, there are much longer effects on the economy since that worker can’t pass on lessons learned of how to do their job efficiently and it may take others several years to get up to speed. The companies may have to train a person to replace the individual, which is money out of their profit - money that they can’t pay to other workers. The families are permanently without a wage earner, thus potentially reducing their overall health and educational opportunities, and spendable income.

When seen from the national perspective, Malaria illnesses and deaths in Africa have a devastating effect on their economies. The costs of coping mechanisms in response to the risk of disease may significantly affect productive strategies and economic growth. Having a non-fatal case of malaria has an effect of the cognitive abilities of the person affected, reducing their capacity to be trained to their highest earning potential.

There is a lot more info in the paper I have attached. Malaria is quite a serious problem and the primary and secondary economic impacts go way beyond medical costs.