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Disease reduction has underappreciated developmental benefits
Reducing serious childhood illness likely yields better outcomes for the child through healthier early development plus benefits to family and community, but these effects play little role in GiveWell's actual benefit calculations even though they are important considerations.
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Elie HassenfeldEvidence Quote
“These don't play a huge role in the way we actually calculate the benefits, but they're, I think, an important consideration with these disease-reducing interventions.”
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:29:30 AM
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