New Incentives
Provides small cash incentives to caregivers for routine childhood vaccination in northern Nigeria.
85% of weighted axes reviewed. A mechanism hypothesis, not proven effectiveness or a donation recommendation.
The proposed pathway
Vaccination demand incentives
Six dimensions, with rationale
Structural depth
2 / 4Changes the immediate incentive to use an existing public health service.
Institutional reach
2 / 4The focal program targets a region within one national health system.
Durability
2 / 4Vaccination provides lasting protection, while enrollment incentives need funding.
Scalability
3 / 4A repeatable clinic-linked model offers expansion with monitoring.
Funding additionality
UnreviewedUnknown: a current marginal funding gap, counterfactual and delivery capacity have not been audited.
Community agency
UnreviewedUnknown: decision rights and accountability to affected people have not been audited.
Evidence and selection
Independent program evaluation
GiveWell current top charity: vaccination incentive program. The linked source includes this organization or specified program within that stated scope. Review the evaluator's actual scope ↗
A testable next question
Additional clinics should improve verified vaccination uptake without reducing service quality.
Review confidence: Medium for mechanism; limited for systemic attribution. Documented intervention design; not a complete audit of this organization.
What remains uncertain
Vaccination uptake evidence does not establish durable redesign of Nigeria's health financing or all future program effects.
Sources to inspect
- New Incentives — documented approach ↗
official · reviewed 2026-10-06 - GiveWell current top charity: vaccination incentive program ↗
evaluation · reviewed 2026-10-06
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Rubric v0.1 · 2026-10-06 · Method, conflicts and coverage