Lasting benefits: The role of cash transfers in tackling child mortality

This report examines three key questions:

• What contribution can cash transfers make to reducing child mortality?
• What are the broader economic benefits of investing in cash transfers?
• How can child-focused cash transfers be affordable in developing countries?

The authors argue that cash transfers have a critical role to play in accelerating reductions in child mortality, as well as broader economic benefits. The report estimates current costs and finds that child and maternity benefits are possible on a large scale, even in developing countries.

Save the Children UK - June 2009