Conditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Progresa/Oportunidades
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs innovate by conditioning transfers to poor families
on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican …
on investments in the human capital of children and other family members. The Mexican …
The impact of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and use of health services in low and middle income countries
Background Conditional cash transfers (CCT) provide monetary transfers to households on
the condition that they comply with some pre‐defined requirements. CCT programmes have …
the condition that they comply with some pre‐defined requirements. CCT programmes have …
Social epidemiology: past, present, and future
AV Diez Roux - Annual review of public health, 2022 - annualreviews.org
In a context where epidemiologic research has been heavily influenced by a biomedical and
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …
individualistic approach, the naming of “social epidemiology” allowed explicit emphasis on …
Promoting healthy behaviours and improving health outcomes in low and middle income countries: a review of the impact of conditional cash transfer programmes
M Ranganathan, M Lagarde - Preventive medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programmes in
low and middle income countries and present the evidence to date on their contribution to …
low and middle income countries and present the evidence to date on their contribution to …
Redesigning primary care to tackle the global epidemic of noncommunicable disease
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the major contributors to death and
disability worldwide. Nearly 80% of the deaths in 2010 occurred in low-and middle-income …
disability worldwide. Nearly 80% of the deaths in 2010 occurred in low-and middle-income …
The impact of Brazil's Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer program on children's health care utilization and health outcomes
Background Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs provide poor families with cash
conditional on investments in health and education. Brazil's Bolsa Família program began in …
conditional on investments in health and education. Brazil's Bolsa Família program began in …
Conditional cash transfers and health: unpacking the causal chain
MM Gaarder, A Glassman, JE Todd - Journal of development …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates whether conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes that include
health and nutrition components improve health and nutritional outcomes, and if so, which …
health and nutrition components improve health and nutritional outcomes, and if so, which …
Helping children catch up: Early life shocks and the progresa experiment
Children who face significant disadvantage early in life are often found to be worse off years
or even decades later. Can conditional cash transfer programs mitigate the negative …
or even decades later. Can conditional cash transfer programs mitigate the negative …
Prevention of HIV in adolescent girls and young women: key to an AIDS-free generation
QA Karim, C Baxter, D Birx - JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and
keeping their mothers alive (Global Plan) has ensured that more infants in high-HIV burden …
keeping their mothers alive (Global Plan) has ensured that more infants in high-HIV burden …
Preventing HIV infection in women: a global health imperative
Women account for approximately one-half of all human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infections worldwide. Sexual transmission is the dominant mode of HIV transmission to …
infections worldwide. Sexual transmission is the dominant mode of HIV transmission to …