The World Health Organisation (WHO) defined a health promoting school as one that is constantly strengthening its capacity as a healthy setting for living, learning and working. Such schools foster healthy and learning environment.
Provision of health services and facilities like immunization, school feeding, counselling, sick-bay and school dispensaries are not new to Nigeria. These support services contributed to the high quality of education Nigeria was once known for. There is a need therefore, to resuscitate the School Health Programme in Nigeria, and provide a legal framework for its implementation.
This School Health Policy is aimed at promoting the health of learners to achieve the goals of Education For All (EFA), outline roles of relevant line ministries like Education, Health, Environment, Agriculture, Water Resources, Information, Women Affairs and other stakeholders.
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