Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta

Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta

Dr. Miriam Laker-Oketta, senior research adviser to GiveDirectly, is a medical doctor and researcher based in Uganda.

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Cutting aid could kill children. Giving cash could save them

Cutting aid could kill children. Giving cash could save them

5 months ago // Opinion: Humanitarian

Opinion: Maternal deaths are rising for the first time in decades, and every year, children die before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. But the answer may not entirely lie in medicine — it's also a question of money.