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
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 ‘double cash’ (DC) transfer, a ‘standard cash’ (SC) transfer and a ‘fresh food voucher’ (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 743–754