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Leading experts cite poor health and nutrition as major barrier to education in developing world
Date:9/28/2007

he equivalent of 8 IQ points. The evidence is clear that good health and nutrition helps children spend more time at school and learn more effectively while there.

The book gives a compelling case for school health and nutrition programmes as a quick win, highly cost effective, pro-poor, sustainable initiative which can have massive global impact. The authors hope to convince readers that school health and nutrition programmes really are an urgent education policy priority for all poor countries.

The book School health, Nutrition and Education for All is published by CABI on 12th November 2007. To pre-order your copy please contact CABI Customer Services on 44-1491-829400 or email orders@cabi.org.


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Contact: Lynsey Sterrey
l.sterrey@cabi.org
01-491-829-361
CABI
Source:Eurekalert

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