Asia and the Pacific

There is substantial evidence which indicates that the health of children and young people is a major factor affecting their capacity to learn. Similarly the level of an individual’s education influences their health.

The goal of this report is to provide summary of the formative research conducted by Live & Learn Vanuatu on barriers to WASH habit formation and inclusive WASH in Schools in Vanuatu.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, usually called Coronavirus, now threatening our nation, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), through the establishment of a Technical Working Group, has come to develop this plan.

The nutritional status of school children impacts on their health status, quality of life and learning achievement.

The main responsibilities of the Ministry of Education include; Enrollment of all school going age children to formal education at schools ensuring "Education for All" , Provision of quality Education and Create future generation with improved physical and psychological skills.

The role of the educational institutions is to provide an appropriate education for all its learners. A stable, secure learning environment is an essential requirement to achieve this goal. Bullying behaviour, by its very nature, undermines and does not promote quality of education.

This Education Response Plan is structured around four phases of response: i) remote learning, ii) returning to school safely, iii) safe learning at school and, iv) resilience-building.

Higher Education Institutions (“HEIs”) are highly consequential institutions in society that are dedicated to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge.

Health Guidelines for Education Institutions Reopening During COVID 19 Pandemic covers essential aspects for safe re-opening ofall educational institutions in Pakistan.

In 2001, World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS; and with technical assistance from Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), initiated the development of the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS).