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International Literacy Day
Today, September 8th, is International Literacy Day. An event organized by UNESCO, International Literacy Day has been celebrated since 1966, and each year features the idea that literacy is the best remedy for that year’s particular theme.
This years theme is health, and UNESCO explains:
Research has repeatedly demonstrated the direct correlation between people’s level of literacy and their chances to maintain good health. For instance, a study conducted in 32 countries shows that women with secondary education are five times more likely to be informed about HIV/AIDS than women who are illiterate. Another example: the rate of infant mortality is higher when the mother can neither read nor write.
For more, you can read more at the International Literacy Day at UNESCO or at the International Literacy Day page at Wikipedia.
— michael | September 8, 2008 11:20 AM | I found it online
