Some global health people in my circles are claiming that interruptions to ongoing public health efforts and basic health services due to covid-19 will reverse much of the recent gains we’ve made against malaria and other neglected tropical diseases. How much credence do you have in such beliefs?
Concretely, what do you think is the probability that we’ll have more estimated deaths from malaria in 2025 than in 2015? (around ~440,000 deaths iirc) .
Some global health people in my circles are claiming that interruptions to ongoing public health efforts and basic health services due to covid-19 will reverse much of the recent gains we’ve made against malaria and other neglected tropical diseases. How much credence do you have in such beliefs?
Concretely, what do you think is the probability that we’ll have more estimated deaths from malaria in 2025 than in 2015? (around ~440,000 deaths iirc) .