Health

Effective health aid: Evidence from Gavi’s vaccine programme

Coordinated health aid for vaccination has increased coverage rates and saved the lives of children around the world.

Health

Kartini Shastry Daniel Tortorice

Published

13.02.25

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Electronic waste is a silent killer in West Africa

Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria shows that e-waste dumping is causing a health crisis, claiming the lives of newborns and infants living nearby.

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Stefania Lovo Sam Rawlings

Published

03.02.25

Preschool subsidies and cash transfers have long-term health benefits for children

Subsidised access to full-day preschools in Uganda had long-term positive effects on children’s anthropometrics but not their learning outcomes. Cash transfers of a similar value as the preschool subsidy had a similar impact.

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Arne Nasgowitz Denise Ferris Kjetil Bjorvatn Lore Vandewalle Selim Gulesci Vincent Somville

Published

23.01.25

Hotter nights are disrupting sleep and hurting economic decisions

Research in Indonesia shows that elevated night-time temperatures disturb sleep, hinder cognitive performance and increase impatience and irrational behaviour. These effects disproportionately impact vulnerable populations.

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Michelle Escobar Carías David Johnston Rachel Knott Rohan Sweeney

Published

16.01.25

The wide-ranging benefits of the world’s largest food transfer programme

The expansion of India’s food transfer programme prevented approximately 1.8 million children from being stunted, while also raising wage incomes and improving dietary diversity.

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Aditya Shrinivas Kathy Baylis Ben Crost

Published

08.01.25

How programme design and local context shape the lasting effects of cash and food transfers

A transfer programme in Bangladesh led to sustained consumption increases and reduced poverty four years post-programme, but design and context mattered.

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Akhter Ahmed Melissa Hidrobo John Hoddinott Bastien Kolt Shalini Roy Salauddin Tauseef

Published

16.12.24

Improving hygiene, reducing menstrual stigma, and boosting learning in schools

A hygiene- and menstruation-focused intervention in Madagascan schools boosted learning, while also reducing stress and improving the psychosocial climate of schools.

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Julieta Vera Rueda Karen Macours Duncan Webb

Published

12.12.24

The role of family planning in nurturing child health in India

Economic theory predicts that smaller families can lead to healthier children. Evidence from India shows contraception plays a vital role in reducing child malnutrition, potentially by enabling parents to invest more resources in each child.

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Mehreen Mookerjee Manini Ojha Sanket Roy

Published

05.12.24

How police patrols reduced severe street harassment in India

Deploying frequent and unpredictable visible police patrols in the streets of Hyderabad, India, led to a 27% drop in severe harassment cases. Such data-driven public safety interventions can improve women’s safety, educational choices and labour forc...

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Sofia Amaral Girija Borker Anjani Kumar Nathan Fiala Nishith Prakash Maria Micaela Sviatschi

Published

26.11.24