Leverage Factor
| Project | Cost | Real world outcome | Outcome estimates | Economic value in Western terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solve malaria | $6-16b | prevent 31m DALY/year (WHO Global Burden of Disease 2015) | guess 20-50 times annual malaria research budget; 1,900 "malaria OR plasmodium" titled papers in PubMed for 2007; $170k/paper according to Lewison; capitalize costs over 20 years | $56t |
Leverage Factor
4,000 - 9,000