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An estimated 265m children around the world are not studying in school
100m people a year are pushed into extreme poverty by medical expenses
Political leadership and rigorous execution are vital
More effort is needed to prevent the outflow of local clinical talent
Good health enables people to learn and earn, to start businesses and to thrive
Private sector can help overstretched state facilities but experts warn of vested interests
How to bring capital — human as well as financial — to declining regions
Good exam results alone will not prepare pupils for the next industrial revolution
Advances in treatment will be lost without changes to funding
Imaging technology can reveal cerebral damage in the world’s malnourished children
High price of coming top of the class spurs more creative policies
This radical idea is having a moment, but the cost is too high for governments
Strict targets galvanise community workers to perform — but at a price
The World Bank wants to galvanise countries to act by comparing how much they invest in their people
Investment in schools is invisible and, unlike healthcare, takes years to show results
Completion rates have improved but disadvantaged children are still falling behind
Waiting for more donations is not a viable strategy for countries falling behind
Britain’s long-term approach to education demands some radical new thinking
It is estimated that 350,000 young victims a year are taken across borders
Incentives are being used to encourage adolescents to make responsible choices
Profiles of Nelson Rayner, Esperanza Garcia, and Boniface Mwangi
Violence and extremism are very real risks if millions of under-25s feel economically or politically excluded
Next generation needs the skills to thrive in a connected world
Manufacturers such as BMW and Schaeffler are exporting tradition of vocational training to the world
Groups need to give youths better advice
