Youngest minds need the best care

By Anaïs Loizillon, researcher, Education for All Global Monitoring Report When world leaders met in New York last week to reaffirm their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, the United Nations launched its new Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. The strategy aims to save the lives of more than 16 [...]

Education and mothers’ health – a virtuous circle

By Anaïs Loizillon, research officer, Education for All Global Monitoring Report Children’s educational prospects are shaped long before they get anywhere near  a school ­– in the womb, when brain development creates the physical foundations for future learning. In the 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we emphasized the importance of maternal nutrition, access [...]