The Cash Dividend

Garcia, Marito; Moore, Charity

doi:10.1596/978-0-8213-8897-6

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“…Estimates of the reach of non-cash social protection initiatives are not available. The expansion of social protection provisions is possible for most African countries (Garcia & Moore, 2012). Such initiatives are not only an investment for the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, but also a long-term cost-saving mechanism by nature of avoidance of negative future outcomes and the realization of long-term savings (Remme, Vassall, Lutz, Luna, & Watts, 2014; Sherr et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Resourcing resilience: social protection for HIV prevention amongst children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa

Toska

Gittings

Hodes

et al. 2016

African Journal of AIDS Research

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Adolescents are the only age group with growing AIDS-related morbidity and mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa, making HIV prevention research among this population an urgent priority. Structural deprivations are key drivers of adolescent HIV infection in this region. Biomedical interventions must be combined with behavioural and social interventions to alleviate the socio-structural determinants of HIV infection. There is growing evidence that social protection has the potential to reduce the risk of HIV infection among children and adolescents. This research combined expert consultations with a rigorous review of academic and policy literature on the effectiveness of social protection for HIV prevention among children and adolescents, including prevention for those already HIV-positive. The study had three goals: (i) assess the evidence on the effectiveness of social protection for HIV prevention, (ii) consider key challenges to implementing social protection programmes that promote HIV prevention, and (iii) identify critical research gaps in social protection and HIV prevention, in Eastern and Southern Africa. Causal pathways of inequality, poverty, gender and HIV risk require flexible and responsive social protection mechanisms. Results confirmed that HIV-inclusive child- and adolescent-sensitive social protection has the potential to interrupt risk pathways to HIV infection and foster resilience. In particular, empirical evidence (literature and expert feedback) detailed the effectiveness of combination social protection particularly cash/in-kind components combined with ‘care’ and ‘capability’ among children and adolescents. Social protection programmes should be dynamic and flexible, and take into account age, gender, HIV-related stigma, and context, including cultural norms, which offer opportunities to improve programmatic coverage, reach, and uptake. Effective HIV prevention also requires integrated social protection policies, developed through strong national government ownership and leadership. Future research should explore which combinations of social protection work for sub-groups of children and adolescents, particularly those living with HIV.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Resourcing resilience: social protection for HIV prevention amongst children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa

Toska

Gittings

Hodes

et al. 2016

African Journal of AIDS Research

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“…National social protection systems in many countries are based on cash transfers 2 , 3 . For example, the flagship of the rapid expansion of Brazil’s social protection system was the introduction of the Bolsa Família cash transfer programme in 2003 17 .…”

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“…For example, the flagship of the rapid expansion of Brazil’s social protection system was the introduction of the Bolsa Família cash transfer programme in 2003 17 . Cash transfers are non-contributory cash payments provided by governmental, international and nongovernmental organizations generally to support recipients’ consumption and so address poverty, vulnerability and/or other constraints on human development 2 , 3 . At the most basic level, the economic rationale of regular, ongoing cash transfers is that they ensure a minimum income for individuals, families and communities 18 .…”

Section: Cash Transfersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most cash transfers address key social determinants of health, including health-related environmental factors such as access to safe water and food security 2 , 3 . In some cases, cash transfers are also linked, as part of broader social protection systems, to health insurance schemes and other programmes or policies designed to increase access to health services.…”

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“…So-called cash transfers are established policy tools for protecting population health before, during and after climate-related disasters 2 , 3 . Here we propose the extension of cash transfer schemes to more proactive measures for improving health in the context of broader climate change and social protection policies and systems.…”

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Climate change, cash transfers and health

Pega

Shaw

Rasanathan

et al. 2015

Bull. World Health Organ.

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The forecast consequences of climate change on human health are profound, especially in low- and middle-income countries and among the most disadvantaged populations. Innovative policy tools are needed to address the adverse health effects of climate change. Cash transfers are established policy tools for protecting population health before, during and after climate-related disasters. For example, the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Programme provides cash transfers to reduce food insecurity resulting from droughts. We propose extending cash transfer interventions to more proactive measures to improve health in the context of climate change. We identify promising cash transfer schemes that could be used to prevent the adverse health consequences of climatic hazards. Cash transfers for using emission-free, active modes of transport – e.g. cash for cycling to work – could prevent future adverse health consequences by contributing to climate change mitigation and, at the same time, improving current population health. Another example is cash transfers provided to communities that decide to move to areas in which their lives and health are not threatened by climatic disasters. More research on such interventions is needed to ensure that they are effective, ethical, equitable and cost–effective.

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