Category Archives: Health

What is the best pedagogy for managing the transition back to school ?

Posted on 28 September 2020 by GEM Report

By Le Thu Huong, Programme Specialist, Section of Education Policy at UNESCO Going to school is important for children, but it may be a daunting experience this year due to the pandemic. Returning after months of being locked-down and studying … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Health, pedagogy | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Health, pedagogy, policy, sanitation, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

Knowledge is power: Handling the COVID-19 pandemic in schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Posted on 17 June 2020 by GEM Report

By Bushra Rahim, who is currently working for the Government of Pakistan. She is a Fulbright scholar, AusAid alumna, and a Charles Wallace Fellow. She serves as a President Association of Business, Professional & Agriculture Women; Executive Director Development Agent for Change … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Equality, Equity, Gender, Health | Tagged covid19 | 1 Comment

The world post-Covid-19 might be the world pre-Incheon – or even pre-Dakar

Posted on 20 May 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español By Sheldon Shaeffer, Chair, Board of Directors, Asia=Pacific Regional Network on Early Childhood (ARNEC) Post-Covid-19, the world will not be the same for a very long time. Life may be so different that there might not even … Continue reading →

Posted in access, Basic education, Early childhood care and education, Health, Inclusion, Quality of education, sdgs | Tagged coronavirus, covid19 | 5 Comments

Looking at school sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa on Hand Hygiene Day

Posted on 5 May 2020 by GEM Report

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 | 1 Comment

How will Covid-19 affect the internationalization of higher education?

Posted on 21 April 2020 by GEM Report

University costs. It didn’t take long after universities closed their doors in the United States, for instance, for students to start advocating to get their money back. Twitter is awash with professors concerned about the impact that shutting universities is … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, higher education, Out-of-school children, Teachers, teaching | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, out of school, teachers, teaching, universities | 4 Comments

#FaceTheFacts: It’s time to bust the myths on comprehensive sexuality education

Posted on 4 June 2019 by GEM Report

Comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of a good quality education that improves sexual and reproductive health, argues Facing the Facts, our newest policy paper out today jointly with UNESCO. Released at the Women Deliver Conference during an event … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Health, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive health, sexuality education, Uncategorized | Tagged comprehensive sexuality education, Gender, HIV and AIDS, sexuality education | 3 Comments

Tanzania has suspended family planning commercials in the country ‘with immediate effect’

Posted on 30 October 2018 by GEM Report

At the end of September, the government of the United Republic of Tanzania announced to international agencies that they should “stop with immediate effect airing and publishing any family planning contents in any media channels” running any family planning content … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Health, sexuality education, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, media, pregnancy, sexuality education, tanzania, target 4.7 | 3 Comments

One in ten girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period

Posted on 24 April 2018 by GEM Report

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 | 4 Comments

Comprehensive sexuality education and the global vision for the education agenda

Posted on 19 February 2018 by GEM Report

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 | 4 Comments

Education – the best healthy start you can get

Posted on 7 April 2017 by GEM Report

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 →