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Table 5 Estimates of the economic burden of malaria in South Africa (2018–2029)

From: Investment case for malaria elimination in South Africa: a financing model for resource mobilization to accelerate regional malaria elimination

Scenarios Direct Costs to Health System Direct costs to Individuals Monetized Indirect costs to society Total estimated burden
Business as usual R 3,180,190,344 R 1,132,828,672 R 231,531,993 R 4,544,551,008
Accelerate R 4,520,328,296 R 137,715,681 R 55,885,400 R 4,713,929,377
Source Reduction R 5,799,198,770 R 119,350,591 R 39,809,830 R 5,958,359,191
Reverse case scenario R 23,003,065,946 R 79,643,930,724 R 11,730,138,523 R 114,377,135,193