This report discusses the variety of low-cost and highly efficient actions that governments can take to improve the health and nutrition of school-age children. The book summarizes how improvements in these areas will lead to gains in human capital development through its beneficial effects on school enrollment, attendance, and performance, economic productivity, and the health of future generations.
| ISBN: | 9780821341377 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 1998 |
| Author: | Toni Marek, Joy Miller Del Rosso |
| Publisher: | World Bank Publications an imprint of The World Bank |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 68 pages |
| Series: | Directions in Development |
| Genres: |
Dietetics and nutrition Health systems and services |