New Incentives
Cash incentives to boost childhood vaccine uptake in northern Nigeria
Our editorial assessment
New Incentives tackles a deceptively simple problem: in parts of northern Nigeria, childhood vaccination rates are dangerously low — not because vaccines are unavailable, but because families face real costs (transport, lost work time) in getting their children to clinics. By providing small conditional cash transfers, New Incentives removes these barriers. An independent RCT showed vaccination rates increased by 25 percentage points in targeted areas. GiveWell considers this one of the most cost-effective health interventions available. The model is elegant in its directness: rather than building new infrastructure, it makes existing health systems work better by aligning incentives.
The problem they're solving
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of vaccine-preventable child mortality in the world. The vaccines exist; the clinics exist; what's missing is the last-mile connection between families and healthcare. New Incentives bridges that gap at remarkably low cost.
About New Incentives
New Incentives reduces barriers to routine childhood vaccination in Nigeria by offering small cash transfers.
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How this score was produced
The GiveWise score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. Read the full methodology →