David Rhys Bernard's Quick takes

Innovations for Poverty Action just released their Best Bets: Emerging Opportunities for Impact at Scale report. It covers what they think are best evidence-backed opportunities in global health and development. The opportunities are:

1. Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements to reduce stunting
2. Mobile phone reminders for routine childhood immunization
3. Social signaling for routine childhood immunization
4. Cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce crime
5. Teacher coaching to improve student learning
6. Psychosocial stimulation and responsive care to promote early childhood development
7. Soft-skills training to boost business profits and sales
8. Consulting services to support small and medium-sized businesses
9. Empowerment and Livelihoods for Adolescents to promote girls’ agency and health
10. Becoming One: Couples’ counseling to reduce intimate partner violence
11. Edutainment to change attitudes and behavior
12. Digital payments to improve financial health
13. Childcare for women’s economic empowerment and child development
14. Payment for ecosystem services to reduce deforestation and protect the environment