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The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) models child mortality impact from health interventions in resource-poor settings. It estimates deaths averted by scaling up interventions across different age groups and causes.

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Area of Science:

Child Health Epidemiology
Public Health Modeling
Demographic Projections

Background:

Resource-poor settings necessitate optimized child health interventions for maximum mortality reduction.
The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a vital computer model for estimating the impact of scaling up maternal and child health interventions.
This paper details the methodologies employed by LiST to assess intervention effects on neonatal and child mortality.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the methods used by the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate the impact of scaling up interventions on neonatal and child mortality.
To provide a framework for understanding how LiST quantifies mortality reductions across various age bands and causes.

Main Methods:

LiST segments mortality impact analysis into five age bands: 0 months, 1-5 months, 6-11 months, 12-23 months, and 24-59 months.
Cause-specific mortality reductions are estimated for each age band, with nutrition interventions modeled to affect nutritional status and directly impact mortality.
LiST integrates with the DemProj model for demographic projections, estimating deaths and averted deaths based on mortality rate reductions.

Main Results:

LiST provides estimates of mortality and stillbirth impact from scaling up interventions.
The model accounts for the cascading effects of nutritional status on mortality probabilities over time.
LiST links with DemProj to project deaths averted by intervention-induced mortality rate reductions.

Conclusions:

The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a continuously evolving model.
Effectiveness values are regularly updated, new interventions are incorporated, and features are enhanced through expert input.
LiST serves as a dynamic resource for public health policy and intervention planning in low-resource environments.