Impacts of malaria

high percentage of families will be spent on doctors visits and drugs. this reduces the amount of money which can be spent on food/education.

breeding season of mosquitoes coincides with harvesting time. if families cannot harvest crops this leads to malnutrition.

high proportion of nations GDP is spent on combatting this disease leaving less to spend on improving infrastructure.

high levels of absenteeism leads to lower literacy rates and this can lead to a less skilled workforce in the future.

tourists may avoid the area reducing revenue from visitors.

foreign companies may not invest in the area due to an unreliable workforce.