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Helpdesk Report: Nutrition interventions in developing and fragile contexts with a focus on community interventions and Yemen
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2014This helpdesk query report identifies evidence on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of different interventions to impact malnutrition, with a focus on: Prevention:DocumentNutrition, information, and household behaviour experimental evidence from Malawi
Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, 2014Incorrect knowledge of the health production function may lead to inefficient household choices, and thereby to the production of suboptimal levels of health. This paper studies the effects of a randomised intervention in rural Malawi which, over a six-month period, provided mothers of young infants with information on child nutrition without supplying any monetary or in-kind resources.DocumentAn assessment of the local service delivery of potable water in Dumaguete City and selected areas of Agusan del Sur Province
Philippine Journal of Development, 2009This paper assessed the local service delivery (LSD) of potable water in Dumaguete City and selected areas of Agusan del Sur. It is based on a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).DocumentImpact of water and sanitation interventions on childhood diarrhea: evidence from Bangladesh
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013This paper analyses the possible relevance of water and sanitation improvements for diarrhoea reduction in the context of Bangladesh. Much of the public policy thinking in the past was guided by public investment in providing improved access to water.DocumentDo piped water and flush toilets prevent child diarrhea in rural Philippines?
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013Like in other developing countries, diarrhea in the Philippines continues to be among the top causes of infant mortality and morbidity. In pursuit of its Millenium Development Goals, the Government of the Philippines commits to reduce the child deaths and to provide water and sanitation services to more rural households by 2015.DocumentThe impact of water supply and sanitation on child health: evidence from Egypt
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2013Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data, this paper investigates whether access to improved sources of water and sanitation is an effective "treatment" for the incidence of diarrhea among children under five years of age in Egypt.DocumentRunning water, working toilets and safe hygiene practices: essential service s to save lives
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009The world is not on track to meet the international sanitation targets set by the Millennium Development Goals. While lack of safe water and sanitation is the world’s single largest cause of illness, 2.5 billion people are still without access to improved sanitation and 1.2 billion have no facilities.DocumentWater to save lives
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009One billion people across the world do not have access to ‘improved water’. There is virtually no access to safe drinking water among the poorest 40 per cent in Africa.DocumentAssessing long-term impacts of conditional cash transfers on children and young adults in rural Nicaragua
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes, which offer families cash grants conditional on attendance at school or preventive health visits, have expanded rapidly over the past decade.DocumentSafe drinking water. Who is willing to pay the price?
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012Treating water can reduce the prevalence of diarrhoea by up to 70 percent. Although there are several inexpensive water treatment technologies available, statistics show that every 15 seconds a child dies due to waterborne diseases. Over 700 million people still lack access to safe drinking water.Pages