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Suggest good examples of Fermi questions using public health in LMICs (PHC) as a setting

Questions may be about infrastructure, prevalence of diseases common in primary healthcare or their consequences, workforce, effectiveness of programs and technologies... They should be about some quantity not easily available through a quick web search (I'll check that using Brazil as an example)

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What percentage of the population has sufficient income to afford, and transport infrastructure to reach, medical treatment for tuberculosis, should they contract it?

What percentage of the population is suffering from disabilities due to a malaria infection, and how much income do they lose as a result on average?

How rapidly could the HDI of a given nation rise to that of a typical European country if half the US military budget was dedicated to evidence based aid and investment there?

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"How many deaths result from iatrogenic infections every day?"

"How many people finish cancer treatment for any reason (remission, death, swapping to palliative care) daily?"

"How many [insert specialty here] are there?"

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  1. How many primary healthcare facilities would be needed to provide adequate coverage for the entire population of [specific LMIC]?

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"How much do people spend on hospital parking every day?"