In developing countries, linking education and health efforts has helped improve people's quality of life. Major population and health studies consistently show that educational attainment has a substantial effect in terms of behavior and attitude towards health.
AIR successfully brings health and education together by focusing on:
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The strategic objective of the Malawi Teacher Training Activity was to improve the quality of primary education by providing professional development opportunities for in-service and pre-service teachers through content-specific and pedagogical training as well as the provision of appropriate teaching and learning materials. Read More >
USAID/Zambia's CHANGES2 Program was a major education support activity in the Zambian Ministry of Education (MOE). CHANGES2 strengthened teachers’ classroom pedagogical and leadership skills with a special focus on school health and nutrition, as well as HIV and AIDS prevention and mitigation. Read More >
This issue brief describes how schools can be involved in deworming in sub-Saharan Africa and how U.S. policymakers can be involved. Read More >
The Programme Haitien d’Appui à la Réforme de l’Education (PHARE) in Haiti is a USAID-funded, deliverables-based contract with AIR. PHARE is USAID’s response to the Government of Haiti’s effort to restore, sustain, and expand education and health services. PHARE’s main objective is to reinforce the capacity of the Ministry of Education and Professional Training (MENFP) to plan, deliver, monitor, and evaluate educational services in public and non-public schools. Read More >
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