Global Theme | Research Need | Finalized Research Quesiton |
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Evidence of Effectiveness | Increase overall evidence base for demand side interventions on impact | What are the effects of conditional cash transfer programs on healthcare quality, coverage and outcomes across settings in low and middle income countries? |
What are the effects of unconditional cash transfer programs on healthcare quality, coverage and outcomes across settings in low and middle income countries? | ||
How do the characteristics of cash transfers such as the amount, frequency, method of payment, etc., affect intended outcomes, particularly enrollment of the target population? | ||
What are the impacts of social protection programs in conflict affected settings and their effectiveness in improving health outcomes and access to health services? | ||
Longevity of effects | What are the long-term effects of cash transfer programs or social protection programs on behavior change, and how sustainable have they been? | |
How can demand-side financing for health be made financially sustain able? | ||
How can social protection programs for health be designed, implemented, and evaluated to ensure sustainability and scalability in low and middle income countries, including conflict affected settings? | ||
Increase understanding of the equity effects of CCTs/demand side financing | What is the impact of social protection initiatives on health equity outcomes and equitable access to quality health care services for poor and marginalized populations? | |
Evidence of Effectiveness for Specific Services | Increasing evidence around the way food aid is delivered and its effect on intended outcomes | How do the characteristics of food aid programs (e.g. source, amount, frequency, mode, recipient etc.) affect intended health-related outcomes (e.g. morbidity, sustained behavior changes, drug adherence, labor market participation etc.)? |
Increasing evidence for paid maternity leave and the link to health outcomes | What are the impacts of different forms of maternity leave (paid vs. unpaid, length, etc.) on maternal and child health outcomes? | |
Evidence of Effectiveness for Cost Effectiveness | Increasing evidence of DSF on OOP | How do demand-side financing or CCT programs affect out-of-pocket spending on health? |
Increasing evidence on cost-effectiveness and efficiency | How cost-effective are CCT programs compared to supply-side interventions (e.g. strengthening quality of infrastructure and expanding services) in improving health? | |
How cost-effective are CCT programs compared with other types of demand side interventions (e.g. UCTs, vouchers, behavior change, communication) in improving health coverage and health outcomes? | ||
Pathways of impact/methods | Strengthen our understanding in the ways that internal and external factors influence SP programs and their effectiveness | What are the pathways through which social protection programs affect clinical and nonclinical outcomes, and what are the implications on program design? |
What are the contextual factors that influence the effectiveness of conditional and unconditional cash transfer schemes for health? | ||
Strengthen our understanding in the ways that SP programs affect intergenerational relationships | How do social protection programs (e.g. cash transfers) affect intergenerational and gender relationships at the community and household level? | |
How do social protection programs for health affect intergenerational poverty and social mobility? | ||
Strengthen our understanding of the importance of conditionality for cash transfer programs | How does conditionality in cash transfer programs affect behavioral changes for disease prevention and treatment? | |
Unintended Consequences | Strengthen our understanding of the unintended consequences of social protection programs | What are the unintended health-related consequences of social protection programs? |
How can social protection programs be designed to minimize dependency and promote productivity amongst beneficiaries? | ||
What is the extent of fraud and abuse in health-related social protection programs, and how can social protection programs be designed to show accountability? | ||
Program Implementation | Identify tools to help with determining eligibility for SP interventions. | What tools and systems can be used to assess and apply eligibility criteria for health-related social protection programs? |
Strengthen our understanding on how SP programs should best integrate or interact with specific groups of people or other sectors | How can the community/civil society be engaged to help design, implement and evaluate social protection programs? | |
How can various social protection initiatives be best integrated or harmonized across sectors? | ||
How do social protection programs influence the interaction between public and private health care providers with regards to service availability, quality of care and utilization? | ||
How do we provide social protection programs to refugee populations without undermining support for nationals? | ||
How can informal sector and migrant workers be effectively covered by health-related social protection systems? | ||
How can social protection schemes help in ensuring that the most vulnerable such as the disabled are provided with people-centered and integrated services? | ||
How can social protection systems help in protecting people from domestic violence and its consequences? | ||
Strengthen our understanding of linkages between SP for health and governance | How do social protection programs contribute to state building? | |
Data reliability and validity | Strengthen our understanding on how SP programs can be best monitored | How can routine information systems be strengthened and used to monitor and evaluate social protection systems for health? |