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Exploring if and how economic growth that’s happening in some African countries affects people’s health and well-being. Is there a direct benefit? Or, is the relationship a little more complicated?
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Wealth and Health in AfricaHow does economic growth affect the health
and well-being of Africans?presented by
AMREF’S Coffeehouse Speaker Series on global development
featuring
DR SHARI ELI from the University of Toronto
andDR NICHOLAS LI from the University of
Toronto
Infant Mortality Rate by Wealth
NOTE: Country order reflects income level based on GDP per capita.
SOURCES: ICF Macro, Demographic and Health Surveys; and World Bank, World Development Indicators Database
Source: http://www.prb.org/Articles/2012/population-economic-development-infographic.aspx
Quotable"Understanding how poor households finance health care—andhow to help them do it better—is a crucial next step for financial access and development.”
-Berber KramerPhD candidate at Tinbergen Institute
Source: http://www.financialaccess.org/blog/2013/02/whats-next-connecting-finance-and-health
Did you know?• China has been successful at improving women’s health outcomes as per capita income rises.• Sri Lanka has improved women’s health outcomes without per capita growth rates.• India demonstrates that per capita growth can occur without improving women’s health outcomes.
The common factor: government policy on health spending, according to Jayati Ghosh from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/nov/23/womens-health-more-than-economics?INTCMP=SRCH
Did you know?
Source: http://globalhealthafrica.org/2013/02/01/health-inequalities-wealth-is-health/
Studies show that national childhood mortality rates are highest among the poorest households.
There exists no strong evidence that private health insurance systems (e.g. USA) offer better or worse financial protection than public systems (e.g. Canada).
-Paraphrasing David EvansAuthor of Protecting Households From Catastrophic Health Spending
Quotable
Source: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/26/4/972.short
Did you know?
If there are no interventions to reduce the current rate of maternal deaths and disabilities in Africa, over the next ten years, it is estimated that $45 billion worth of productivity will be lost.
Source: http://africasacountry.com/2012/11/28/africa-rising-and-the-shifting-disease-burden/
Quotable
“International corporate tax avoidance is like a cancer eating away at both rich and poor countries … We know that business can be a force for good in Africa, but this is massively undermined when a company doesn’t pay its fair share of tax.”
-Chris JordanTax Specialist at ActionAid
Source: http://www.zambian-economist.com/2013/02/tax-avoidance-in-zambia.html
Did you know?
Sub Saharan Africa accounts for 11% of the world’s population, yet bears 24% of the global disease burden and commands less than 1% of global health expenditure.
Source: World Health Organization
Did you know?
All of AMREF’s programs recognize the dynamic relationship between health and wealth: While poverty is a cause of poor health, poor health reduces the production ability which leads to poverty.
GDP per Capita and Total Fertility Rates
SOURCES: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision (2011); and World Bank, World Development Indicators Database.
Source: http://www.prb.org/Articles/2012/population-economic-development-infographic.aspx
Did you know?In South Africa, 80% of the population has access to essential medicine.
In Malawi, 44%.
In Kenya, 36%.
In Nigeria, 10%.
Source: http://heartland.org/sites/all/modules/custom/heartland_migration/files/pdfs/16415.pdf
Source: http://www.prb.org/Articles/2012/population-economic-development-infographic.aspx
Source: http://www.prb.org/Articles/2012/population-economic-development-infographic.aspx
Did you know?
A healthier population can produce more food and generate higher incomes, which can lead to further improvements in nutrition, health and education.
Conversely, every year, malaria alone costs an estimated $12 billion in lost wages across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/user_media/Services/PSD/BEP/IFC_HealthinAfrica_Final.pdf