Role of cash in conditional cash transfer programme for child health, growth & development:an analysis of Mexico's Oportunidades

Many governments have implemented conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes with the goal of improving options for poor families through interventions in health, nutrition, and education. Families enrolled in CCT programmes receive cash in exchange for complying with certain conditions: preventive health requirements and nutrition supplementation, education, and monitoring designed to improve health outcomes and promote positive behaviour change. The aim was to disaggregate the effects of cash transfer from those of other programme components.