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September 18, 2010

Educating women saves Children
A study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation found that for every year of education women have , the death rate for children under five fell by almost 10%.
Educated women use health services more and often make better choices re hygiene, parenting and nutrition.
In these six counties women attend school for less that one year: Chad , Niger, Mali, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, and Yemen.

Some criticize the study saying the focus should be on economic development rather than on health or education. I say the focus must be on all three.
 
 
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