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  1. Protein-Packed Porridge
    Emphasising the importance of good nutrition for young children, this book includes 3 recipes for protein-packed porridge. It uses material fromFootsteps 52and65, the literacy publications of Tearfund with kind permission Additional illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the...





  2. Albinism
    This book explains the cause of albinism and stresses the importance of ensuring that albinos receive the care and respect that will enable them to lead as normal a life as possible. This book uses material from the public domain Illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the United...





  3. Baby Care, Book3
    This is the third book in a series of three about baby care. It is about weaning a baby.The baby was born strong and he was brought up healthily and well nourished on his mother’s milk. He continues to grow and reaches the third stage of his life, when he begins to feed on other foods apart from...





  4. How Your Diet Contributes to Good or Bad Health
    This book gives advice on how to have a healthy diet. It explains the symptoms of a bad diet, especially for children. It describes foods that give strength and energy to the body. It also describes those that protect from illness. It explains symptoms of certain illnesses that an unhealthy diet...



  5. The Safe Use of Medicines: Always follow the instructions
    Most people will need to take medication either for a short period of time to overcome a particular illness or possibly throughout their life to combat a condition that affects their everyday living. This book stresses the importance of taking your medication in the correct way and continuing to...



  6. Disability: Vision Impairment
    This book gives a brief overview of the most common diseases and problems affecting eyes, along with a description of their causes and possible treatments. It also offers practical advice on how best to manage everyday life with impaired vision or even total loss of sight. This book uses material...





  7. Disability: Walking
    For children with conditions that make it difficult for them to walk, a few simple aids can make all the difference; this book explains how they can be used. It uses material fromFootsteps 108, the literacy publication of Tear Fund with kind permission This edition published in the United Kingdom...





  8. First Aid
    Basic instruction for people who have no medical knowledge on how to care correctly for sick or injured persons whilst awaiting the arrival of medical experts. This uses material fromFootsteps 18- a literacy publication from TEAR Fund used with kind permission. This edition published in the...





  9. The Safe Use of Medicines
    2024-06-01 Most people will need to take medication either for a short period of time to overcome a particular illness or possibly throughout your life to combat a condition that affects your everyday living. This book stresses the importance of taking your medication in the correct way and continuing to do...





  10. Living with Epilepsy
    2024-05-01 This book, one of our series on Disabilities, looks at the different types of epilepsy and what causes it. Then it also addresses what can be done when someone is experiencing a seizure and the treatment and medication that is available. The book ends by looking at living with the condition (both...





  11. Chronic Pain
    2022-11-16 Everyone experiences pain at one time or another; but what do you do when it gets really bad? This book gives you a few tips on how you can help yourself but remember that it is important to get professional medical help whenever possible. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist This edition...





  12. Disability: Vision Impairment
    2022-10-31 This book gives a brief overview of the most common diseases and problems affecting eyes, along with a description of their causes and possible treatments. It also offers practical advice on how best to manage everyday life with impaired vision or even total loss of sight. This book uses material...





  13. Malawi's First Paralympian
    2022-08-29 This book shows what a talented young person can achieve despite a visual impairment and initial discouragement. This work uses material from Sightsavers with kind permission and with Taonere Banda’s approval This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist Copyright 2022...





  14. Living with Dementia
    2022-04-07 There are an estimated 54 million people living with dementia around the world, rising by 9.9 million every year. This book aims to explain what dementia is and looks at issues that need to be faced when caring for someone with dementia. Adapted from various sources which are freely available on...





  15. Understanding Disability
    2022-01-26 Impairment and disability is a complicated subject. People with impairments are often isolated and undervalued. This book provides an overview of what disability is and people’s views of disability. It challenges the barriers facing those with disabilities so that they can be included in society...





  16. Traditional Medicine
    2021-11-11 This book describes plant-based treatments for various illnesses as used by doctors at Nebobongo Hospital, DR Congo, focusing on the medicinal use of seven tropical plants. The text includes a warning to practitioners to take great care in their use of medicinal plants. It uses material from...





  17. Disability
    2021-09-20 This book describes practical low-cost ways to overcome the physical difficulties which could otherwise prevent disabled people from achieving their full potential within their family and community. It uses material fromFootsteps 108, the literacy publication of Tear Fund with kind permission...





  18. Mental Health
    2021-08-16 Mental health is just like physical health — we are all affected by it and we all need to take care of it. This book looks at some of the causes and symptoms of mental health problems and suggests ways of overcoming them. It uses material fromFootsteps 113, the literacy publication of Tear Fund...





  19. Feeding Young Children: Book 2
    2021-07-29 This book follows on fromFeeding Young Children Book 1and offers many practical suggestions for ensuring that young children receive all the nutrients they need for healthy development. It uses material fromFootsteps 52, the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission Additional...





  20. Feeding Young Children: Book 1
    2021-07-29 This book stresses the importance of good nutrition during the first two years of a child’s life and gives specific examples of foods which can provide the necessary nutrients. It uses material fromFootsteps 52, the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission Additional illustrations by...





  21. Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
    2021-04-30 This book describes the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke and gives advice on how to treat them — or better still, avoid them altogether. It uses material fromFootsteps 99, the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission Illustrated by MissionAssist This edition published in...





  22. Brushing Your Teeth
    2020-06-22 This is a handbook for children on how to look after teeth so that they stay clean and healthy. Written by Rosemary Milne and illustrated by Helen Bunting. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.





  23. Mother and Child
    2020-06-08 Advice for new mothers, from pre-birth preparation to weaning. The original material was from Egypt and so a reasonable standard of living is assumed. Adapted from an original book written by Fawzieh Samuel and published by the Department of Christian Eduction, PO Box 1298, Cairo. Used with kind...





  24. Safe Drinking Water
    2020-06-08 Drinking dirty water is the cause of many diseases, some fatal. Four different methods of sterilising water to make it fit to drink are discussed: boiling, distillation, filtration and using the heat of the sun. Adapted from various sources from the world wide web. This edition published in the...





  25. Puberty and Pregnancy
    2020-06-08 This contains general hints for parents and teachers on how to help young people to understand and make healthy choices about puberty, parenthood and sexual health. This material has been adapted from Activity Sheet 1.6, produced by the "Child to Child Trust", 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. It...





  26. Personal Hygiene
    2020-06-08 Dirtiness makes one sick. This booklet looks at the use of soap for personal hygiene, showers, washing clothes and after toilet use. It also considers cleanliness of teeth, ears, fingernails; care of wounds, extracting thorns and burrowing insects; and care of feet. Adapted from "Hygiène du...





  27. Building an Outside Toilet
    2020-06-08 A clean outside toilet that is properly sited and built will help the whole community to stay healthy and safe. Adapted from "Construction du cabinet" - a shell template in French by SIL Cameroon. Text 1997 SIL International with illustrations by "Atelier de Matériel pour l'Animation" (AMA) and...





  28. The Book of Water
    2020-06-08 Water is very important. Without water we won’t have food. Without water the animals will die. Without water we can’t build houses. Without water everything on earth will die. Originally published as "Le livre de l’eau" in French and Kasim by the Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible...





  29. Hygiene in the Village
    2020-06-08 Microbes are everywhere where there is dust, dirt, darkness and humidity. Adapted from "Hygiène au Village" - a shell template in French by SIL Cameroon, 1994. Text 1997 SIL International with illustrations by "Atelier de Matériel pour l'Animation" (AMA) and adapted by Mbanji Bawe 1997 SIL...





  30. Healthy Teeth
    2020-06-08 A very simple book on the care of your teeth. Originally published in 2004. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.





  31. Sores
    2020-06-08 A boy went to the bush with his father. While they were there, the boy scratched his leg on a thorn and it made a small sore. First published in Papua New Guinea by means of a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and used with kind permission....





  32. Use Aloe Vera to Treat Wounds
    2020-06-08 This booklet tells you how to use the aloe plant to help you if you have a burn, a wound or an ulcer. It uses material fromFootsteps 48, a literacy publication of TEAR FUND, used with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.





  33. How to Keep Mosquitoes Out
    2020-06-08 Advice on how to keep mosquitoes out of your home and instructions on how to make a mosquito net. This booklet uses material fromFootsteps, a literacy publication of TEAR FUND in 1998, used with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.





  34. Keeping Food Clean
    2020-06-08 This booklet tells you about how important it is to keep food clean. It gives you lots of advice about how you keep food clean. This uses material fromFootsteps 52, a literacy publication from TEAR FUND, used with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by...





  35. Washing Your Hands
    2020-06-08 A handbook for children. This book tells children why they should wash their hands and shows them how to do it.Children are encouraged to show their friends how to wash their hands properly.It includes some pages children could tear or cut out and display in wash stations. Written by Rosemary...





  36. Look After Your Teeth and Gums
    2020-06-08 We all want to have healthy teeth and gums. Not only that, we all need to have healthy teeth and gums in order to chew food properly. If we have healthy teeth and gums, it also helps us to have healthy bodies. Adapted from "Cuidado De Los Dientes" (Dental Care) by the Ministry of Health of Peru...





  37. The Teeth, Gums and Mouth
    2020-06-04 A useful introduction to the subject of dental care. It is a simpler book than "Look after your Teeth and Gums", concentrating more on infections and their treatment, but the two go well together. Material taken from "Where there is no Doctor" (a village healthcare handbook for Africa) by David...





  38. Flies
    2020-06-04 We all know what flies are. They fly everywhere and they land on things and places that are dirty. They also like to eat things that have decayed or have a bad smell. If we protect ourselves from the dangers that flies bring, we can avoid many illnesses and live healthier and happier lives....





  39. Female Circumcision
    2020-06-04 This booklet gives an explanation of excision or female genital mutilation, with brief stories illustrating the possible consequences, both physical and emotional, to women who are subjected to the practice. Advice is given about possible treatment and it is suggested that societies that practise...





  40. Basic Guidelines of Cleanliness
    2020-06-04 This contains advice on personal cleanliness, cleanliness in the home, healthy eating, drinking and protecting the health of children. This uses material from "Where There is No Doctor" - a village healthcare handbook, by David Werner. It is used with kind permission from "The Hesperian...





  41. Look After Yourself
    2020-06-04 These are some notes for those in the caring professions on how to look after their own well-being so that they are better equipped to serve those whom they help. Adapted from an article by Dr Michael Waugh FRCP FRCPI DHMSA, Regional Sub Dean Yorkshire and Northern Royal Society of Medicine,...





  42. Caring for Older People at Home
    2020-06-04 This booklet contains advice on care for the elderly. It covers nutrition, skin care, deafness, preventing accidents, bedridden people and dying. This uses material taken fromFootsteps- the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom...





  43. Breast Feeding
    2020-06-04 Breast-feeding is the best way to feed babies. This uses material originally produced in the "Home League Health Education Curriculum" by The Salvation Army, Kenya and is used with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.





  44. Weaning Your Baby
    2020-06-04 An easy-to-read booklet, giving good advice on how to feed your baby for the first two years of its life. Originally produced as part of the "Home League Health Education Curriculum" by The Salvation Army, Kenya. Prepared by Mona Moore from "Teaching Materials" developed by Beatrice Mutua and...





  45. The Book of Hygiene
    2020-06-04 Maintaining a good standard of hygiene is an important factor in resisting a very large number of illnesses. It leads, therefore, to a more pleasant life. Information and illustrations from "Atelier de matériel pour l’animation", Cameroon, "L’institut de santé publique d’Abidjan" (Cameroon...





  46. Vaccinations - Protecting your Baby
    2020-06-04 If you allow your child to be vaccinated, you have protected your child from many diseases. This booklet explains what it means to vaccinate your child against diseases. Adapted from "Protégeons nos enfants par la vaccination" by SIL Cameroon. Text 1997 SIL International, shared under a CC:BY-NC...





  47. A Balanced Diet - Pregnancy
    2020-06-04 This contains advice on healthy eating for pregnant women and babies from birth to over one year old. Originally produced in French and the Abidiji language. Adapted fromWhere There is No Doctorby David Werner, 1986 and from documents produced by the National Institute of Public Health of...





  48. Baby Care, Book 2
    2020-06-03 This is the second book in a series of three about baby care. It is about breast-feeding andcontains advice on the stage of a baby's life between birth and weaning. It deals with food, injections and cleanliness. Adapted from "Amaneri Cameetsa Aporani Jananequi" - (Care and Feeding of Your Baby)...





  49. Baby Care, Book 1
    2020-06-03 This is the first book in a series of three about baby care. It is about pregnancy and birth and tells the story of a strong and healthy family with intelligent and hard-working children. Father and mother are happy with their three children and the story is about the little one, for whom the...