The Huffington Post – Julia Gillard
“If we invest in girls’ schooling, health benefits will follow. A better-educated girl is less likely to get HIV and more likely to be able to make her own choices about when she marries and how many children she’ll have. And it not only makes a difference for her, it makes a difference for generations to come…We must continue to place a high premium on access to and the quality of education; because this is the best tool we have for keeping our girls healthy…Given the virtuous cycle between a young woman’s health and access to quality education, we must ask ourselves – what can we do to make a difference?”(more)