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Cash Transfers to Mothers Significantly Reduce Infant Mortality

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Cash Transfers to Mothers Significantly Reduce Infant Mortality
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A large-scale study in Kenya found that giving $1,000 in cash to low-income families significantly reduced infant and child mortality rates by nearly half, especially when delivered close to birth, highlighting cash transfers as an effective tool alongside healthcare improvements to save children's lives.

Topics:nationhealth#cash-transfers#child-mortality#health#healthcare-access#kenya#poverty-alleviation
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  1. Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical  NPR
  2. A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash  The New York Times
  3. Study finds giving pregnant women cash transfers cuts infant mortality in half  University of Oxford
  4. Study: Giving cash to mothers cut infant deaths in half  GiveDirectly

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