Open and Distance Learning for Sustainable Development

Conclusion
The facts about HIV/AIDS must be known. People can live long if they are adequately informed
through education. The tool for appropriate education is ODL because it can be used to reach out
to several people, – the media, weekend, and holiday programmes. Using ODL will not only
increase the literacy level in Africa but also provide answers to human development questions.
When people live long because they are well informed about how to avoid, prevent and treat
diseases like HIV/AIDS, the economic, political and social life of any nation are invariably
sustained.
In addition, the right of children to grow in healthy environment is unquestionable. Efforts so far
made by the Federal and State Governments to keep healthy environment in Nigerian cities have
yielded little fruit. Hence, children continue to suffer from preventable diseases. Learning
activities such as ODL offer forum to understand the implication of healthy environment for
healthy living and national development
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