Rol de la salud en la educación.
Páginas: 4 (977 palabras)
Publicado: 26 de abril de 2011
Topic>Role in Health and Education
Ukraine
“A healthy population is a pre-requisite for successful development” this was the conclusion that John Strauss and Duncan Thomas came to in theirstudy “health, nutrition and economic development”, 1998.
Increased productivity is an indicator of economic growth and this can be achieved through greater investment in labor and capital. However,investment in capital can only be fully utilized if there is a healthy and educated workforce available in the economy. Thus, health and education both play a vital role in improving productivity andeconomic growth. Due to their dual role are both inputs and outputs they have a central role in economic development.
It has been found that the probability of attending school among nutritionallystunted children in Nepal is only 5 per cent whereas this rises to 27 per cent for non-stunted students. Undernourished children were found to lag 20 per cent in test scores in Northern Brazil, one ofthe worst poverty hit areas of Latin America. Therefore to improve the effectiveness of schooling the health standards for children need to be improved in developing countries such as Pakistan.
Inthe 2000 world health report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) concluded that “the ultimate responsibility for the performance of a country’s health lies with government”. The government whilesettings its economic policies should view workforce as human capital and should invest in human capital as only investment in this can raise productivity.
Past Action
Ukraine sets agenda toadvance the Millennium Development Goals
The Government of Ukraine, working closely with the UNDP, produced an extensive assessment of Ukraine’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) performance and whatactions are required to put the country on track to achieving these goals.
The National Report titled ‘The Millennium Development Goals. Ukraine – 2010’, identifies a concrete action agenda...
Ukraine
“A healthy population is a pre-requisite for successful development” this was the conclusion that John Strauss and Duncan Thomas came to in theirstudy “health, nutrition and economic development”, 1998.
Increased productivity is an indicator of economic growth and this can be achieved through greater investment in labor and capital. However,investment in capital can only be fully utilized if there is a healthy and educated workforce available in the economy. Thus, health and education both play a vital role in improving productivity andeconomic growth. Due to their dual role are both inputs and outputs they have a central role in economic development.
It has been found that the probability of attending school among nutritionallystunted children in Nepal is only 5 per cent whereas this rises to 27 per cent for non-stunted students. Undernourished children were found to lag 20 per cent in test scores in Northern Brazil, one ofthe worst poverty hit areas of Latin America. Therefore to improve the effectiveness of schooling the health standards for children need to be improved in developing countries such as Pakistan.
Inthe 2000 world health report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) concluded that “the ultimate responsibility for the performance of a country’s health lies with government”. The government whilesettings its economic policies should view workforce as human capital and should invest in human capital as only investment in this can raise productivity.
Past Action
Ukraine sets agenda toadvance the Millennium Development Goals
The Government of Ukraine, working closely with the UNDP, produced an extensive assessment of Ukraine’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) performance and whatactions are required to put the country on track to achieving these goals.
The National Report titled ‘The Millennium Development Goals. Ukraine – 2010’, identifies a concrete action agenda...
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