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******************************** In South Africa, Poor Health Can Kill Small Businesses http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1747 According to estimates, micro and small businesses contribute almost 50% of South Africa's total employment and 30% of its gross domestic product. Until recently, however, the impact of poor health, and in particular HIV/AIDS, on these enterprises -- ranging in size from single owner-workers to companies with 100 employees -- has been largely overlooked by researchers. A new study by Li-Wei Chao from the University of Pennsylvania's Population Studies Center, Mark V. Pauly, Wharton professor of health care systems, and others examines how owner health determines the fate of small businesses in South Africa, and impacts the larger economy as well.
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