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MissionAssist Books - Illness and Disease

 

MissionAssist produces a wide range of adult literacy booklets in four widely used languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. They cover a range of subjects from health and hygiene to crafts, farming and practical issues like simple construction techniques. 

Books in English can be downloaded directly from this website, using the links on the pictures below; most books are available in the other languages and MissionAssist is currently revising the titles which are not yet translated into the other languages and uploading them as they become available.

If desired, MissionAssist can also supply them, free of charge, as MS Word files or in other ways (such as the use of CDs, DVDs or USB sticks). MissionAssist also accepts requests for producing specific booklets if nothing in the existing range meets your needs.

These are Shell Book titles in English relating to illness and disease.

19 Issues in this Publication (Showing 11 - 19)

Strokes - 2024-05-01

About 80 million people around the world have had a stroke and many now live with some form of disability. This book explains what causes a stroke and gives tips on how to get the best out of life afterwards.

Adapted from I Will Rise Again, a publication by Health Education & Research Organization (HERO) Cameroon with kind permission
and
Family Support After Stroke, with kind permission of Neofect Support, San Francisco CA 94127
https://www.neofect.com/us/blog/family-support-after-stroke-how-can-i-help
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2022 MissionAssist

Drug Abuse - 2024-03-28

This book is about drug addiction, why people become addicted to drugs, and what can be done to help them.

Adapted from Footsteps 28 the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2022 MissionAssist

Rabies - 2020-06-12

This describes the disease of rabies, with advice about its symptoms, protection and action if you might be infected. The details are supported by a story about a young boy, whose ideas about paying attention in school were changed by the experience of being bitten by a dog!

The material in this book has been collected from numerous sites. The story is by Charlotte Hall, aged eleven. The dog pictures were drawn by Bet King. Other pictures are from "Where there is no Artist", Petra Röhr-Rouendaal, Intermediate Technology Publications, whose royalty-free illustrations are gratefully acknowledged.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Sickness Called Malaria - 2020-06-12

A simple story about a young girl who caught malaria.

First published in Papua New Guinea by the National Department of Education.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Malaria - 2020-06-12

This booklet describes the causes, treatment and prevention of malaria.

Adapted from "Malaria" by SIL Cameroon. Text ©1998 SIL International, shared under a CC:BY-NC (4.0) licence.
Illustrations by Mbanji Bawe Ernest ©1998 SIL International, shared under a CC:BY-NC-ND (4.0) licence.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Scabies - Treatment and Prevention - 2020-06-12

To prevent scabies you must keep yourself, your house and your clothes clean.

First published in Papua New Guinea by means of a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Illustrated by Bertie Knowlton.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Dealing With Stress - 2020-06-12

This booklet looks at how to recognise the signs and symptoms of stress and how to deal with it.

This uses material from Footsteps, the literacy publication of TEAR Fund, used with kind permission. The original article written by Mike Wall, responsible for the Disaster Response Unit (Emergencies and Disasters), TEAR Fund, England, with illustrations by Rod Mill.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Diarrhoea - 2020-06-09

This explains, through a simple story, that vaccinations won’t cure diarrhoea!

This material was first published in Papua New Guinea by means of a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Illustrations, revised in 2009, were by Joanna Gill.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Father's Dilemma - 2020-06-09

This booklet deals with the treatment of diarrhoea and dehydration through a simple story.

his booklet uses material from "Guia Para La Capacitación En El Manejo De La Diarrea" (A Training Guide for the Management of Diarrhoea), published by UNICEF in 1989 and "Where There is No Doctor" by David Werner, published in 1986.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

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