Abstract:nsuring that children are healthy and able to learn is an essential component of an effective education system. This is especially relevant to efforts to achieve education for all in the most deprived areas. Increased enrolment with reduced absenteeism and drop-out bring more of the poorest and most disadvantaged children to school, many of whom are girls. It is these children, often the least healthy and most malnourished, who have the most to gain educationally from improved health. School health programmes … Show more
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