An affordable package of school-based health interventions for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is defined in this chapter and estimates for the costs and potential benefits are presented. The interventions can improve the quality and the quantity

This chapter reviews the evidence about how school feeding meets multiple objectives—including social safety nets, education, nutrition, health, and local agriculture—and provides some indication of costs in relation to benefits. School feeding remains co

This paper examines the effects of children’s health on their education in later life stages in low- and middle-income countries. It has the following four objectives: To explore whether the positive relationship between children’s height and cognitive sk