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Study finds giving pregnant women cash transfers cuts infant mortality in half

August 20, 2025
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A new study by Associate Professor Dennis Egger (Department of Economics and Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford) and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley reveals that giving unconditional cash transfers to pregnant women in rural Kenya significantly reduces infant and child mortality.

Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in KenyaWorking PaperAfrican DevelopmentEducation and Human CapitalHealth2025
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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
Go to Cash payments cut infant mortality in rural Kenya by half