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June 26, 2018El Comercio

How does anaemia affect the national economy?

How does anaemia affect the national economy? With regard to the recent numbers from the Demographic and Health Survey (ENDES) 2017, El Comercio highlights the findings of Lorena Alcázar on the economic impact of anaemia in Peru. The main finding of our researcher is that the prevalence of this disease costs Peruvian society approximately S /. 2,777 million, representing 0.62% of the Gross Domestic Product.