A child stands amongst pools of stagnant water in Beira, Mozambique, on March 27, 2019. A cholera outbreak has been reported in the flooded Mozambican port that was hit by Cyclone Idai. PHOTO | REUTERS
Africa loses more than $2.4 trillion from its gross domestic product value due to its disease burden every year, a new report by the UN health agency states.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that that is equivalent to having lost 630 million years of life in 2015.
