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Searching with a thematic focus on Livelihoods, Livelihoods social protection, Cash transfers, Health, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Health systems

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    Does money matter? The effects of cash transfers on child health and development in rural Ecuador

    World Bank, 2007
    This World Bank paper examines how a government-run cash transfer programme targeted to poor mothers in rural Ecuador influenced the health and development of their children. Unlike other transfer programmes that have been implemented in Latin America, the receipt of the cash transfers was not conditioned on specific parental actions.
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    A review of the impact of cash transfer programmes on child nutritional status and some implications for Save the Children UK programmes

    Save the Children Fund, 2006
    This paper, produced by Save the Children reviews eight cash transfer programmes in Latin America and Africa, and discusses the effectiveness of each in improving the nutritional status of children. It finds that cash transfers to targeted households have the potential to improve children’s diet and nutritional status.
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    Does money matter? The effect of cash transfers on child health and development in rural Ecuador

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007
    This paper examines how a government-run cash transfer program targeted to poor mothers in rural Ecuador influenced the health and development of their children aged 3 to 7. Unlike some other transfer programs, receipt of the cash transfers was not conditioned on specific parental actions, such as taking children to health clinics or sending them to school.
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    Mobilising financial resources for maternal health

    The Lancet, 2006
    This paper is part of a Lancet series of articles about maternal survival. It begins by making the case for investment in maternal health and then considers how financial resources can be channeled to maternal health within countries. The paper examines the limitations and successes of conventional financing mechanisms including user fees; tax revenue; and insurance.