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Cutting aid could kill children. Giving cash could save them

Opinion: Maternal deaths are rising for the first time in decades, and every year, children die before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. But the answer may not entirely lie in medicine — it’s also a question of money.

Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in KenyaWorking PaperAfrican DevelopmentEducation and Human CapitalHealth2025
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Africa’s Turn?
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A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: CashThe New York Times
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Cash payments cut infant mortality in rural Kenya by halfNPR
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Study finds giving pregnant women cash transfers cuts infant mortality in halfUniversity of Oxford
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