Alistair Burt corrected a written answer on Developing Countries: Malaria
Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative, Berwick-upon-Tweed) asked written question 108055 on 16 October 2017. Alistair Burt answered on 23 October 2017 for the Department for International Development, and Alistair Burt corrected the answer on 24 October 2017. The figure 2.040 billion in the original became 2040 billion in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on economic growth in countries where malaria is endemic.
Original and corrected answer
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| The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at | The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at US$2040 billion which, for comparison, equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015. |
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Receipt
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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