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Tag Archives: Health
Looking at school sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa on Hand Hygiene Day
Hand hygiene is the one certain weapon we have against coronavirus. In high-income countries, as we wrote about this morning, multiple reports are emerging of teachers concerned that schools are going to re-open without sufficient hygiene management in place. In … Continue reading
Posted in Health, monitoring, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Health, Hygiene, sdg4.a
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One in ten girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period
In countries around the world, menstrual hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities are causing girls to miss classes. Across Africa, a 2016 study by Human Rights Watch estimated that one in ten African girls missed school during menstruation. Yet many countries … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Health, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, 2018 gender review blog series, dignity, Gender, gender. equality, girls, Health, target 4.7, Target 4.a
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Comprehensive sexuality education and the global vision for the education agenda
By Sanet L. Steenkamp, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Namibia The core responsibility of education systems is imparting the fundamental building blocks of learning, namely the ‘3 R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet national education authorities are … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Reproductive health, sdgs, sexuality education, Uncategorized
Tagged Health, sexuality education, target 4.7, Target 4.a
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Education – the best healthy start you can get
Today is World Health day. Here are several reasons why we hope education is going to be on the tip of everyone’s tongues as they discuss how to reach the SDG goal 3 to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being … Continue reading
Posted in Health, HIV/AIDS, Uncategorized
Tagged education, Health, HIV and AIDS, sdg 3, SDGs
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