How did child health respond to trade shocks in Brazil?

Evidence on trade shocks in Brazil shows that, despite reducing household incomes, child health improved in hard-hit areas as parents, particularly mothers, had fewer labour market opportunities outside the home and therefore more time to invest in t...

Long-term and intergenerational benefits of early childhood health interventions

An early childhood health intervention in Bangladesh benefitted adult’s human capital and economic outcomes as well as human capital in the next generation...

Leveraging existing infrastructure to scale early childhood development interventions

A cost-effective at-scale early childhood development intervention integrated into existing public service infrastructure led to positive impacts on child development in Bangladesh...

Ten facts about son preference in India

Gender gaps in child health have narrowed in India, but important gaps remain both for girls and younger brothers, and sex-selective abortion poses a new challenge...

Deworming improves lives across generations

Data tracking children in Kenya since they received deworming treatment over twenty years ago reveals that the benefits of deworming extend into the next generation...

Do NGOs undermine government capacity? Evidence from health services in Uganda

NGO provision of health services in rural Uganda either complemented or undermined government capacity, depending on the supply of skilled labour...

The deadly toll of marketing infant formula in low- and middle-income countries

A careful examination of Nestlé’s marketing behaviour shows that Nestlé’s entry into low- and middle-income formula markets caused about 212,000 infant deaths per year among mothers without clean water access at the peak of the Nestlé controversy in ...

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 women and an 8% reduction in mortality for children aged <5 years...