In a nutshell Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) involves identifying and treating cases of acute malnutrition. This report focuses on donation opportunities to fund non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to support government-run CMAM programs because these are the opportunities we've investigated in greatest detail to date.| GiveWell
In a nutshell Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) involves giving children monthly courses of antimalarial medicines during the high malaria season (in places where malaria is seasonal). We estimate that it costs approximately $2,000 to $7,000 (depending on the location) to avert a death in areas where GiveWell supports SMC. We think SMC is cost-effective because we think:| GiveWell
In a nutshell GiveWell believes that distributing insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is one of the most cost-effective programs that donors can support. We estimate that it costs approximately $3,000 to $8,000 to avert a death in locations where GiveWell supports campaigns. We think mass distribution of ITNs is cost-effective because:| GiveWell
Published: June 2021; Last updated: December 2024 (April 2021 version)| GiveWell