Better education, particularly among mothers, is widely associated with better health. Experiences in several countries have shown the power of education to increase the nutritional levels and the health status of the poor.
Girls' education is one of the most effective investments a nation can make toward development and better health.
In urban India, for example, it has been found that the mortality rate among the children of educated women is almost half that of children of uneducated women.
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