The Economics of Health

The tragically and profoundly misgoverned country of Zimbabwe recently introduced a two hundred million dollar note to try and keep up with hyperinflation (now estimated in the hundreds of millions percent a year!). The breakdown of the economy and loss of political leadership has resulted in an implosion of the health system as well, marked by a deadly cholera outbreak and violent quashing of peaceful protests staged by health care providers. All this and much more calamity from the former bread basket of Africa.

Photo: A mere 10,000,000 Zimbabwean dollar. By the time you read this, it's worthless.