The cost of preventing undernutrition: cost, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of three cash-based interventions on nutrition outcomes in Dadu, Pakistan

This study assesses the costs, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness in achieving nutrition outcomes of 3 CBIs in southern Pakistan

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
15 June 2018
Country:
Pakistan
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Food and Nutrition and Health
Authors:
Trenouth, L

Abstract

Cash-based interventions (CBIs) increasingly are being used to deliver humanitarian assistance and there is growing interest in the cost-effectiveness of cash transfers for preventing undernutrition in emergency contexts. The objectives of this study were to assess the costs, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness in achieving nutrition outcomes of 3 CBIs in southern Pakistan: a 鈥榙ouble cash鈥� (DC) transfer, a 鈥榮tandard cash鈥� (SC) transfer and a 鈥榝resh food voucher鈥� (FFV) transfer.

This work is part of the Research on Food Assistance for Nutritional Impact (REFANI) project.

Citation

Trenouth, L. et al. (2018) The cost of preventing undernutrition: cost, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of three cash-based interventions on nutrition outcomes in Dadu, Pakistan. Health Policy and Planning, Volume 33, Issue 6, July 2018, Pages 743鈥�754

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