Every vaccine is a shot of adrenaline into the heart of the African economy | By Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Bill Gates for CNNOpinion
Paul Kagame is the President of Rwanda. Bill Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. View more opinion on CNN.
According to United Nations projections, by the end of this century, Africa will be home to one of every three people on the planet and to five of the world's 10 largest cities, including the largest -- Lagos, Nigeria What will those cities look like? Will people live in health and prosperity? Will they have access to quality education and good jobs? These are the unknowns, but it is within our power to shape the future we want -- and that Africans deserve.Paul KagameBill Gates The African Union has a plan to transform the continent and its economy by the year 2063. Success depends on laying the groundwork today with smart investments, especially in health care.
Madagascar facing devastating measles outbreak 02:31This is particularly alarming because the health care math also works in reverse: One dollar spent on health care may generate many more in economic growth, but it's also true that the cost of skimping on health spending is much greater than the savings. Illness is expensive. Malaria, for example, drags down Africa's GDP growth by up to 1.3% a year. In Nigeria, studies have shown that a 1% increase in the death rate is equal to a 2.
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