Conversations with Dr. Kartini Shastry of Wellesley College about India’s iron and folic acid supplementation program

[Nicole Zok]

https://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Kartini_Shastry_10-12-18_and_10-25-18_(public).pdf

GiveWell spoke with Dr. Shastry of Wellesley College as part of its investigation into India’s iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation program. Conversation topics included the program’s implementation, monitoring, cost-effectiveness, and potential improvements and results from two of Dr. Shastry’s research papers on the program: Implementation and Effects of India’s National School-Based Iron Supplementation Program (http://academics.wellesley.edu/Economics/gshastry/berry%20et%20al%202018%20IFA.pdf) and Inputs, Monitoring, and Crowd-out in School-based Health Interventions: Evidence from India’s Midday Meals Program (https://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/publications/Inputs-Monitoring-and-Crowd-Out-in-Scholl-Based-Health-Intervention_Berry%20et%20al%202018.pdf). 

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Nicole Zok

Research Analyst

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