New research shows that aid sanctions lead to sharp rises in infant and maternal deaths – undoing decades of health progress.
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The Lancet Global Health
The impact of aid sanctions on maternal and child mortality, 1990–2019: a panel analysis
Over the period 1990–2019, infant, under-5, and maternal mortality rates among LMICs
declined at average annualised rates of 2·6%, 3·2%, and 2·0%, respectively. Aid sanction
episodes lasting 5 years—the median duration observed in our sample—would thus negate…
declined at average annualised rates of 2·6%, 3·2%, and 2·0%, respectively. Aid sanction
episodes lasting 5 years—the median duration observed in our sample—would thus negate…
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