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Efficacité des incitations aux prestataires de service pour lutter contre l’anémie en Chine rurale

Patricia Foo
Renfu Luo
Reynaldo Martorell
Alexis Medina
Scott Rozelle
Yaojiang Shi
Sean Sylvia
Linxiu Zhang
Qiran Zhao

The Family Planning Impacts of Equipping Women for Better, Male-Dominated Jobs in Senegal

Marie Mabeu
Jonathan de Quidt
Celine Zipfel
I n Senegal, researchers are testing whether encouraging women to join vocational training through scholarships and supportive information from past participants and their families can shape women’s work and family aspirations, their employment decisions, and their families’ perspectives on women’s...

Reducing Farmers' Risk through Flood-Tolerant Rice in India

Researchers partnered with CGIAR’s International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to evaluate the impact of a flood-resistant rice variety on fertilizer use and crop yield in India. During floods, the flood tolerant seeds had a clear advantage over the traditional seeds. In non-flooded areas, there...

Conducting a Social Marketing Campaign to Increase the Uptake of Mental Health Care by Ukrainian Refugees in Germany

Alexandra Avdeenko
Andreas Ette
Yagan Hazard
Alexander Moldavski
Artur Obminski
Nicolas Ruesch
Katharina Spiess
Researchers evaluated the impact of a social media messaging campaign on mental health help-seeking behavior among Ukrainian refugees in Germany. Social media was an effective means to reach refugees with mental health needs, and videos featuring a relatable patient led to more hotline calls than...

Separating Diagnosis and Treatment: Using Incentives to Improve Malaria Care in Kenya

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to test the impact of incentives for both malaria testing and treatment on appropriate care in Kenya. The incentive structure was highly cost-effective, lowering costs by reducing the number of malaria-negative patients taking unnecessary medications.