Malaria Causes Poverty According to The United Nations

By Roperfree

Roperfree is focusing on fighting malaria & rheumatism as we envision a malaria free world and currently, we are advocating for this cause on the International level in collaboration with other organizations around the Globe in the fight against malaria within focus areas of saving more lives as to reduce mortality & morbidity rate in Uganda plus other Sub-Saharan countries with malaria endemic.

Malaria kills more people in Uganda than any other diseases and there has not been an effective preventative methods except the treated mosquito bed nets which to some of the end users cause allergies when sleeping in them and they can only be used at night whereas many people go to bed when they had already been bitten by mosquitoes.

Malaria does not only or make people fall sick but it causes poverty according to UN economists, malaria is one of the top four causes of poverty while every year it kills three million people and it is estimated to cost the African economy $30 billion per year so ending malaria is the most important in lifting Uganda and the rest of African countries out of poverty.

In Uganda malaria kills about 100,000 people per year, mostly children below 5 years and pregnant mothers, so in a month it kills 8333.3, in a week 2,083.3, a day 297.6, every hour 12 and every 5 minutes one person is dying of malaria. If we can reduce the mortality rates that would be awesome! that is why Roperfree is working hard around the clock to save more people’s lives via  Roperfree Brand Products whilst doing malaria sensitization campaigns.

There are connection between malaria and poverty for example the sale of bad drugs to poor people. According to WHO estimates, 20% of the people who die from malaria, die because they took bad drugs. Poor people may not afford proper anti-malaria medication unless the medicines are subsidized.



The indirect costs of malaria include lost productivity or income associated with illness or death. This might be expressed as the cost of lost workdays or absenteeism from formal employment and the value of unpaid work done in the home by both men and women. In the case of death, the indirect cost includes the discounted future lifetime earnings of those who die.

The direct costs include a combination of personal and public expenditures on both prevention and treatment of the disease. Personal expenditures include individual or family spending on insecticide treated mosquito nets (ITNs), doctors' fees, anti-malarial drugs, transport to health facilities, and support for the patient and sometimes an accompanying family member during hospital stays.

Public expenditures include spending by government on maintaining health facilities and health care infrastructure, publicly managed vector control, education and research. In some countries with a heavy malaria burden, the disease may account for as much as 40% of public health expenditure, 30-50% of inpatient admissions, and up to 50% of outpatient visits.



Our African leaders should therefore, endeavor to eliminate malaria. Such an achievement would save millions of lives and eradicate the vicious cycle of poverty and disease that continues to grip the continent by saving the $30 billion per year which is lost in less productivity and high medical costs.

Currently, Roperfree is supporting the most vulnerable groups like the pregnant mothers and children below five years by offering free Roperfree mosquito repellents and free malaria resourceful information during the malaria sensitization campaigns in the rural and urban areas of Uganda.

Roperfree Brand Products can be purchased on major e-commerce platforms such as: Amazon, eBay and Jumia or via the following outlets in and around Kampala:

Kenjoy Supermarket - Najjanakumbi, off Entebbe Road.

Beauty Dreams Shop No. 63 Pioneer Mall, Kampala

Spring Pharmacy – Wilson Rd, Kampala

Mega Super Market old taxi park & Garden city branch

Friecca Pharmacy- Wandegeya, 

Jumbo Arcade shop 7 C in Kikubo

People’s Plaza shop L4171 opposite Arua Park

Asian African commodities- Italian Supermarket Muyenga – Kabalagala

JohnRich Supermarket- Kabalagala

Buffalo Healthcare Pharmacy- Kabalagala

Home queen grocery store: Kabalagala

Light Shoppers Supermarket – Kajjansi

Majex Pharmacy – Kajjansi

West-Link Pharmacies at Quality Village Mall; Lubowa & Kitende

Kasumba Square- Busega, Kampala

Malakai- Eco- Hotel – Kitende (For guests Access only)

Eureka Hotel - Ntinda (On pilot project as per now)

Ssese Beach Hotel – Ssese Island (for guests only)


Roperfree is fighting for a malaria-free world and we have no political affiliation but stands for the health of the people around the world.