Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

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Survival

Problem

Seasonal malaria risk among children under five in Kano State, Nigeria

Intervention: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) delivered by community drug distributors, including door-to-door distribution during high-transmission months
Population: Caregivers and children under five in Kano State communities

Key finding

SMC is perceived by many caregivers as beneficial in reducing malaria episodes and household expenditure.

Practitioner

Haladu · OpenAlex · 18 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Children with drug-resistant epilepsy in Uganda have very limited access to surgical treatment options available in high-income countries.

Intervention: A global partnership between a Ugandan hospital (CURE) and a US children's hospital (Lurie Children's) to establish a pediatric epilepsy surgery program.
Population: Interdisciplinary health care providers (pediatric neurologists, neuroradiologists, EEG technologists, medical officers, neurosurgeons) involved in the Uganda program from 2019-2024

Key finding

Four key themes for sustainable program development were identified: intentional planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, skill transfer/education, and future targets.

Practitioner

Muller et al. · OpenAlex · 22 Sept 2026

Survival

Problem

Poor nutritional status (wasting, underweight, stunting) among children aged 6-23 months

Intervention: Facility-based nutrition education with three quarterly interactive group sessions including hands-on food demonstrations using local ingredients, based on Kenya Ministry of Health counselling materials
Population: Children aged 6-23 months and their mothers attending Level IV hospitals in Nyeri County, Kenya

Key finding

Wasting declined more in the intervention group (7.3% to 4.1%) than control (8.5% to 8.3%), a net effect of -3.0 percentage points

Experimental

Omondi et al. · OpenAlex · 8 Sept 2026

Survival

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Problem

High neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa

Intervention: Continuum of maternal healthcare (adequate antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and postnatal care within 48 hours)
Population: 37,351 births in Nigeria, Mali, DRC, Kenya, and Lesotho from DHS-8 surveys (2022-2024)

Key finding

Unadjusted odds ratio for neonatal death with complete care was 0.764 (borderline significant, p=0.050).

Practitioner

Camara et al. · OpenAlex · 21 Aug 2026

Survival

UGNG

Problem

High under-five mortality in least developed countries despite expanding immunisation programmes.

Intervention: Routine childhood immunisation with six vaccines (DTP3, measles, Hib3, polio, hepatitis B, BCG)
Population: Under-five children in 41 least developed countries, 2000-2023

Key finding

DTP3, measles, Hib3, and polio coverage increases were associated with mortality reductions of 0.229%, 0.162%, 0.072%, and 0.243% respectively.

Experimental

Irikefe et al. · OpenAlex · 21 Aug 2026

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