Lesson Plan

• Describe the key social impacts of malaria, including health burden, education disruption, and gender implications.
• Explain how malaria affects economic productivity at household and national levels.
• Analyse the relationship between malaria prevalence and broader development indicators such as GDP and tourism.
• Evaluate control strategies and their potential to mitigate social and economic consequences.

• Projector and screen
• PowerPoint presentation with diagrams and summary table
• Student worksheets containing case‑study data
• Printed handout of impact table
• Markers and whiteboard for group brainstorming

Begin with a short video clip of a malaria‑affected community to hook students. Ask learners what they already know about malaria’s health effects and how these might extend beyond the clinic. Explain that today they will investigate how the disease shapes societies and economies, and that they will be able to identify key impacts and propose mitigation ideas by the end of the lesson.

1. Do‑now (5 min): Students list three ways a disease could influence a community’s daily life.
2. Mini‑lecture (10 min): Present the social impacts using slides and the summary table.
3. Group analysis (15 min): In small groups, examine a case‑study worksheet and identify economic costs, then share findings.
4. Class discussion (10 min): Connect social and economic impacts, discuss feedback loops and poverty traps.
5. Interactive diagram activity (10 min): Label the malaria transmission cycle and note points where interventions can reduce economic loss.
6. Check for understanding (5 min): Quick quiz via Kahoot or exit‑ticket questions.

Summarise how malaria’s health burden translates into reduced educational outcomes, labour productivity and national growth. Ask students to write one actionable recommendation for policymakers on an exit ticket. Assign a short homework: research a recent malaria control program and evaluate its economic impact.