Additional hypotheses (note: I do not assert these, only consider as possibilities):
Mosquito nets are more difficult to steal (or pressure recipients into misuse).
Relatedly, mosquito nets are easy to distribute. Money has a lot of overhead costs in actually identifying and getting it to the intended recipients.
Mosquito nets are 9-23x more effective only on the narrow measure of mortality. Perhaps they’re less effective than money on actual happiness for recipients and future generations.
Overally, the adversaries that mosquito nets help against (mosquitoes and viruses) are way dumber than the adversaries (human foibles, both in the recipients and in other parties) that come with money.
Additional hypotheses (note: I do not assert these, only consider as possibilities):
Mosquito nets are more difficult to steal (or pressure recipients into misuse).
Relatedly, mosquito nets are easy to distribute. Money has a lot of overhead costs in actually identifying and getting it to the intended recipients.
Mosquito nets are 9-23x more effective only on the narrow measure of mortality. Perhaps they’re less effective than money on actual happiness for recipients and future generations.
Overally, the adversaries that mosquito nets help against (mosquitoes and viruses) are way dumber than the adversaries (human foibles, both in the recipients and in other parties) that come with money.