Publication: School Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Programming : Promising Practice in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
Date
2009-06
ISSN
Published
2009-06
Author(s)
Abstract
In low income countries, poor health and
malnutrition are critical underlying factors for low school
enrolment, absenteeism, poor classroom performance and
dropout; all of which act as important constraints in
countries efforts to achieve Education for All (EFA) and the
education Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In the
Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMSR), the education and health
sectors have long recognized that school health and
nutrition programs can address the basic health problems
faced by their schoolchildren. More recently, life skills
modules and HIV prevention education are being introduced to
promote positive and healthy behaviors. The currently low
levels of HIV infection in the GMSR make a focus on
prevention all the more timely. The aim of this document is
to share emerging promising practice in the field of school
health and nutrition within the GMSR and to inform
governments, development partners and other organizations
that recognize the need to harmonize activities and align
assistance. It aims to strengthen the network of school
health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS Ministry of Education Focal
Points and further the establishment of a sound community of
good practice in the sub-region. The document includes
descriptions a wide range of different activities from the
six GMSR countries of Cambodia, China (Yunnan Province), Lao
People's Democratic Republic (PDR), Myanmar, Thailand
and Vietnam.
Citation
“Bundy, Donald; O'Connell, Tara; Drake, Lesley; Baker, Simon; Abrioux, Emmanuelle. 2009. School Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Programming : Promising Practice in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12693 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”