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In the Business of Saving Lives (2019)
J-PAL policy briefcase; summary of an evaluation · J-PAL Policy Briefcase
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Cross-Subsidized Health Commodity Distribution
"CHPs bought the products wholesale from BRAC Uganda and Living Goods at about 30 percent below market rate and sold them at roughly 10 percent below market rate."
Entrepreneurial Community Health Promoter Model
"Child mortality dropped by 27 percent in CHP villages relative to the comparison group. Similarly, infant mortality fell by 33 percent and neonatal mortality decreased by 28 percent."
Cost-Effectiveness of Incentivized Health Delivery
"Researchers estimate that the average cost per year of life saved by CHPs was US$65 in 2013. Cost-effectiveness estimates for other volunteer-based health programs range from US$82 to US$3,396."
Non-Incentivized Service Spillover Effect
"Relative to the comparison group, households in CHP villages were more likely to receive services that CHPs were incentivized to perform... Yet, households also experienced an increase in services that were not directly incentivized."
Health Knowledge and Behavior Augmentation
"The CHP program improved health knowledge and health promoting behavior, especially concerning malaria and diarrhea."