Table 2 Health conditionalities of the CCT programs

1

Oportunidades (previously called Progresa and currently named as Prospera)

Mexico

The cash transfers are conditional on every household member’s participation in three important health activities: growth monitoring from conception to age 5; regular preventative health check-ups for all family members, including prenatal care and immunizations, and; mother’s attendance at health, hygiene and nutrition education talks.

2

Bolsa Familia

Brazil

The cash transfers are given under the conditions of complying with a health and nutrition agenda, including antenatal care, vaccination, health and nutrition monitoring

3

Janani Suraksha Yojana

India

Eligible women receive cash assistance upon delivering in an accredited facility, but women living below the poverty line also receive cash for deliveries outside of health facilities for their first two births.

4

Red de Proteccion Social

Nicaragua

Cash transfer were transferred to the mother in the beneficiary household for under the folowing health conditions of (1) bringing her children to scheduled preventive health care appointments—once a month for children under 2 years of age, and bimonthly (every other month) for those between two and five; (2) attending bimonthly health educational workshops and; (3) ensuring adequate weight gain for her children.

5

Manicaland HIV/STD Prevention Project

Zimbabwe

Children younger than 5 years linving in CCT houselholds had to be up-to-date with vaccinations and attend growth-monitoring clinics twice a year.