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And we have taken unprecedented major steps to stop the spread of Covid-19. TB and malaria do not have the entire world economy grinding to a halt every year to

And we have taken unprecedented major steps to stop the spread of Covid-19. TB and malaria do not have the entire world economy grinding to a halt every year to stop them. Covid-19 statistics can't really be equally compared to other diseases in other years because the response is completely different.

HarryHirsch 6y ago
But the impact of malaria, where it exists, on the economy is massive. In the West there were large-scale public works projects undertaken to drain swamps and eradicate it. Where you have it, the amount of productivity lost because people are too sick to work or go to school and the amount of money spent on treating sick people instead of something productive is just staggering.
- ThomPete 6y ago
  But you still allow them to work.
  - filoeleven 6y ago
    Yeah, because malaria isn’t transmissible by breathing...
    - ThomPete 6y ago
      It's transmissible by air via mosquitos. Have you tried telling a mosquito to wear a mask?
  - HarryHirsch 6y ago
    Your investors will prevent you. Consider the history of the Panama Canal. The American consortium only succeeded because they brought insect-borne diseases under control along the construction site. The French tried to cover up the difficulties they encountered in their attempt, and there was a massive scandal when it all came to light.
    - ThomPete 6y ago
      No sure what you mean. Malaria isn't shutting down countries. They learned to live with it and it's factored into society just like cancer and heart-attacks etc is.
      - HarryHirsch 6y ago
        Not sure what you are talking about. Malaria discourages investment: http://ftp.iza.org/dp2997.pdf http://ftp.iza.org/dp2997.pdf
        ThomPete 6y ago
        But it doesn't shut down countries.
rsynnott 6y ago
That's half a million dead _with_ unprecedented major steps. And TB and malaria are, unfortunately, to a large extent, diseases of poverty; the places where people are dying don't have the resources to eradicate them.

HarryHirsch 6y ago

But the impact of malaria, where it exists, on the economy is massive. In the West there were large-scale public works projects undertaken to drain swamps and eradicate it. Where you have it, the amount of productivity lost because people are too sick to work or go to school and the amount of money spent on treating sick people instead of something productive is just staggering.

ThomPete 6y ago
But you still allow them to work.
- filoeleven 6y ago
  Yeah, because malaria isn’t transmissible by breathing...
  - ThomPete 6y ago
    It's transmissible by air via mosquitos. Have you tried telling a mosquito to wear a mask?
- HarryHirsch 6y ago
  Your investors will prevent you. Consider the history of the Panama Canal. The American consortium only succeeded because they brought insect-borne diseases under control along the construction site. The French tried to cover up the difficulties they encountered in their attempt, and there was a massive scandal when it all came to light.
  - ThomPete 6y ago
    No sure what you mean. Malaria isn't shutting down countries. They learned to live with it and it's factored into society just like cancer and heart-attacks etc is.
    - HarryHirsch 6y ago
      Not sure what you are talking about. Malaria discourages investment: http://ftp.iza.org/dp2997.pdf http://ftp.iza.org/dp2997.pdf
      - ThomPete 6y ago
        But it doesn't shut down countries.

rsynnott 6y ago

That's half a million dead _with_ unprecedented major steps. And TB and malaria are, unfortunately, to a large extent, diseases of poverty; the places where people are dying don't have the resources to eradicate them.