On the Socio-Economic Impact of Pandemics in Africa - Lessons Learned from COVID-19, Trypanosomiasis, HIV, Yellow Fever and Cholera

Throughout history, nothing has killed more human beings than infectious diseases. Although, death rates from pandemics dropped globally by about 0.8 % per year, all the way through 20th century, number of new diseases like Sars, HIV and Covid-19 increased nearly fourfold over past century. In Africa, there were reported a total 4,522,489 confirmed COVID-19 cases 119,816 death, as 23 April 2021. The pandemic impacted seriously on economic social sectors in almost African countries. It is threatening to push up 58 m people into extreme poverty. However, apart poor, Covid also affects growing middle class, i.e. 170 million out Africa’s 1.3 billion currently classified class. Nearly eight may be thrust poverty because coronavirus its aftermath. This setback will felt for decades come. Moreover, recent History other infectouse 1896–1906 Congo Basin Trypanosomiasis with death-toll 500.000 well 1900–1920 Uganda trypanosomiasis epidemic 200,000–300,000 had tremendous negative impact societies economies. Actually, pandemics, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Meningitis Measles – not mention Malaria - contributed long-lasting downturns affect wellbeing decades. French Abstract: Au cours de l’histoire, rien n’a tue plus d’etres humains que les maladies infectieuses et la fievre hemorragique. Bien taux mortalite dus aux pandemies aient chute pres 1% par an dans le monde, environ 0,8% an, tout au long du XXe siecle, nombre nouvelles comme VIH presque quadruple rapport passe. En Afrique, signale un 4 522 489 cas confirmes 119 816 deces, avril La pandemie eu graves repercussions sur secteurs economique tous pays africains. Il menace pousser jusqu'a millions personnes l'extreme pauvrete. Cependant, outre Africains pauvres, affecte egalement classe moyenne africaine en pleine croissance, c'est-a-dire 1,3 milliard d'africains actuellement classes moyenne. Pres huit d'entre eux pourraient etre plonges pauvrete cause ses consequences economiques. Ce revers se fera sentir pendant des decennies. outre, l'histoire recente l'Afrique, d'autres trypanosomiase bassin 1896 1906 avec morts 500 000 ainsi l'epidemie trypanosomose Ouganda 1900 1920 200 300 deces ont negatif considerable societes economies africaines. fait, pandemies, jaune, cholera, meningite rougeole sans parler paludisme contribue ralentissements economiques durables affectent gravement bien-etre