Health & Education
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Cash transfers reduce adult and child mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries
Evidence from 37 low- and middle-income countries shows that cash transfer programmes were associated with a 20% reduction in mortality for adult...
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Does empowering women to communicate at home improve child health outcomes?
Adding communication skills training to health classes for mothers in Uganda increased women’s voice in household decisions but not sufficiently to...
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Targeting health incentives in India
Personalising schemes which incentivise exercise substantially increases their performance compared to one-size-fits-all approaches
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Breaking the silence: Advancing health technology adoption through open discourse on menstruation
Engaging in open conversations about stigmatised topics like menstruation reduces the social barriers to health technology adoption, which increases...
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Educating children in emergencies: Global evidence from five randomised trials
Education emergencies require resilient solutions: A cheap phone tutoring programme can be highly effective across contexts, emergency types and...
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Improving women’s mental health in resource-poor settings during crises
A low-cost brief telecounselling intervention effectively improved women’s mental health in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Improving mental health as a route out of poverty
Does treating depression, low self-esteem, or low aspirations help poverty reduction?
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Reducing alcohol abuse in rural Kenya
Psychotherapy and peer workshops in rural Kenya significantly decreased unhealthy drinking among men while improving agricultural outcomes
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Hitting beyond the target: How early childhood interventions benefit siblings
The returns to early childhood interventions increase dramatically when accounting for the benefits experienced by siblings in the same household