The Federal Government is reviewing the National School Health Policy, developed in 2006, to address emerging health challenges and improve the well-being of learners across the country.
The Deputy Director and Head of the Sports and Health Education Division, Federal Ministry of Education, Njideka Dorothy, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the 33rd LAPO annual development forum.
The forum had the theme, “Safe Water, Healthy Learning: Advancing WASH in Nigerian Schools.”
Dorothy said the review was necessary to accommodate emerging health concerns and strengthen the integration of health and well-being into the education system.
“A key milestone in our achievements includes the ongoing review of the National School Health Policy. The National School Health Policy was developed in 2006, and since then, we have been running with that policy,” she said.
She added that new and emerging health issues had made a comprehensive review necessary.
“Sometimes we get updates,
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