and 17. Defeat Malaria in a Generation-Here's How The world could be free of malaria within a generation, a major report says. Malaria eradication within a generation is ambitious, achievable, and necessary. The report estimates around $4.3bn is spent on malaria every year. But it would need a further $2bn a year to rid the world of malaria by 2050. Source: BBC News, September 9, 2019 16 Does the report describe production efficiency or al- locative efficiency or both?