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Conditional cash transfer programmes give money to households on the condition that they comply with certain pre-defined requirements. These conditions can include, for example, up-to-date vaccinations, regular visits to a health care facility, regular school attendance by children, and complying with health and nutrition promotion activities (e.g. attending education sessions, taking nutritional supplements, etc.). Conditional cash transfer programmes are aimed at reducing poverty as well as breaking the cycle of poverty for the next generation through the development of human capital.
Current evidence suggests that conditional cash transfer programmes can be effective in increasing the use of health services and improving health outcomes including nutritional status, however, further research is needed before specific recommendations can be made.
WHO Recommendations
Further research is needed before specific recommendations can be made. Guidelines and guidance documents Learn More 
GRC-approved guidelines
Status: Not currently available
Evidence
Related Cochrane reviews
Lagarde M, Haines A, Palmer N.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD008137.
Summary of this review Other related systematic reviews
Bassani DG, Arora P, Wazny K, Gaffey MF, Lenters L, Bhutta ZA. BMC Public Health. 2013;13 Suppl 3:S30.
Cost-effectivenеss Learn More
Relevant cost-effectiveness analyses have not yet been identified.
Category 2 intervention
Systematic review(s) have been conducted but no recent guidelines yet available that have been approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee
