The audience include those sponsoring and designing interventions for the health and well-being of women and children as well as policymakers. Individuals, communities, companies, organizations and funds can provide the financial resources to tackle the specific challenge of anaemia which is of severe public health significance in most low and lower-middle income countries. Impact investments focusing on the health and well-being of women and children is key for sustainable development especially where resources are limited. The health and well-being of women and children is the bedrock for sustaining any development agenda.

1. IMPACT INVESTMENTS: THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
OF WOMEN AND
CHILDREN
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2. Introduction
• Impact investments are investments with the
intention of generating measurable social impact
• Any intervention intended to create impact must
resonate with the beneficiaries’ specific contexts and
priorities
• There must be a relationship between the
intervention and the changes witnessed among
beneficiaries
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3. Prevalence of Anaemia, All Women Aged 15-49 Years, 2011
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Source: World Health Organisation 2015

4. Comparing Anaemia in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women
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2
146
37
44
109
32
MILD MODERATE SEVERE
Number of Countries Categorized by Public Health Significance of Anaemia, 2011
Pregnant Women Non-Pregnant WomenSource: World Health Organisation 2015

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Prevalence of Anaemia and Numbers affected
among Women Aged 15-49 Years in Africa Region
Pregnant Women Non-Pregnant Women
Percentage
(95% CI) a
Number (95% CI) a
Affected
(millions)
Percentage
(95% CI) a
Number (95% CI) a
Affected
(millions)
46.3
(40.6-51.0)
9.2
(8.13-10.1)
37.8
(31.8-43.7)
69.9
(58.8-80.7)
Source: World Health Organisation 2015
a CI = Credibility Interval

6. PREVALENCE OF ANAEMIA IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS, 2011
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Source: World Health Organisation 2015

7. Severe Public Health Problem of Anaemia In Ghana, 2011
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76
62
56
6.5 2.8 3.6
CHILDREN PREGNANT WOMEN NON-PREGNANT WOMEN
Percentage of Anaemia with Blood Haemoglobin Concentration in Ghana, 2011
Hb <110g/L Hb <70g/L
Hb = Haemoglobin
Source: World Health Organisation 2015

8. Impact Investment for Public Good
• Higher quality interventions to tackle anaemia must
be generated to attract more impact buyers and
investors
• It is comparable to how a good commercial financial
product attracts the attention of investors because of
the prospects of superior returns
• Impact investment tailored to the health and well-
being of women and children is for public good
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9. Returns on Investment in the Health and Well-
Being of Women And Children
• Reduced maternal mortalities
• Reduced post partum haemorrhage
• Reduced pre-term deliveries
• Reduced peri-natal mortalities
• Reduced infections
• Reduced child mortalities
• Increased birth weights
• Increased quality of life
• Proper child development
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10. Conclusion
• Impact investment is needed for low-income and
lower-middle-income countries, where private
resources are limited and domestic resources are
constrained
• These investment returns will guarantee achievement
of Sustainable Development Goal 3 by 2030
• Impact investment is key for sustainable development
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