Strengthening the targeting performance of a child nutrition-oriented safety net in Bangladesh: the Improved Maternity and Lactating Mother Allowance

Upon request of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh, IFPRI/PIM proposed eligibility criteria to strengthen the targeting performance of the Improved Maternity and Lactating Mother Allowance program in Bangladesh. The government accepted IFPRI's recommendations, which are anticip...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121652
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Summary:Upon request of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of Bangladesh, IFPRI/PIM proposed eligibility criteria to strengthen the targeting performance of the Improved Maternity and Lactating Mother Allowance program in Bangladesh. The government accepted IFPRI's recommendations, which are anticipated to benefit approximately 700,000 poor rural and 250,000 poor urban women in 2018-2019.