Health and Disease in Developing Countries
Kari S. Lankinen, Staffan Bergström, P. Helena Mäkelä, Miikka Peltomaa

Approaches health problems in developing countries from the perspective of the pathology of poverty. The book explains the link between the evolution of diseases and social, economic, historical and environmental phenomena, and covers specific infectious diseases with special emphasis on epidemiology, non-communicable diseases such as chronic heart disease and malignancies, and feasible strategies to achieve better health for all.

Contents include: Society, economy and health; Burden of infectious diseases; Challenges for health care; Health services to meet the challenges; Towards better health.

1994        598pp         Paperback    0 333 58900 9

Clinical Tuberculosis
Second edition
Sir John Crofton, Norman Horne, Fred Miller

A practical book for non-specialist doctors and health workers in low-income countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. Written in simple English with a glossary and index, the book has numerous line drawings, diagrams and tables to help with diagnosis and treatment. The second edition investigates the link between HIV and tuberculosis, which has led the WHO to name tuberculosis as a "global emergency", explores developments in chemotherapy and drug combinations for the treatment of tuberculosis, and includes the latest recommendations from the WHO and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.

Contents include: General background to Clinical Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis in children; Pulmonary Tuberculosis in adults; Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis in adults; Tuberculosis, HIV infection and AIDS; Treatment of Tuberculosis; Details of drug use; Surgery in Tuberculosis; Preventive therapy and chemoprophylaxis; Infections with opportunistic mycobacteria; Tuberculin testing; Gastric suction in children.

1999        238pp         Paperback    0 333 72430 5

Guidelines to Rational Drug Use
Fr. Von Massow, J.K. Ndele, R. Korte

Provides up-to-date unbiased information on the rational prescription of drugs in developing countries, detailing the uses of a broad range of available drugs, how to administer them, and their contra-indications and side effects. Covers a wide range of diseases with special emphasis on those prevalent in tropical countries, and presents the comparative costs of different drugs, enabling doctors, nurses and medical supply officers to minimise expenditure.

Contents include: Antidotes; Antibacterial agents; Antifungal agents; Antimalarials; Drugs for parasitic diseases; Antihistamines; Drugs for the cardiovascular system; Drugs for the central nervous system; Drugs acting on the ears, nose and throat; Drugs for the eyes; Drugs for the respiratory system; Hormones; Drugs used in obstetrics and gynaecology; Sexually transmitted infections; Gastrointestinal drugs; Drugs for the skin; Micronutrient deficiencies; Anaesthetic drugs; Drugs for use in malignant diseases.

1997        264pp         Paperback    0 333 69922 X

Common Medical Problems in the Tropics
Second edition
C. R. Schull

A comprehensive general textbook and practical handbook written in clear English, intended for medical assistants and senior nurses, especially those running clinics and health centres on their own; community health workers; medical and nursing students; and recently-qualified doctors working as general medical officers. This revised edition has been extensively updated throughout, with the sections on HIV and tuberculosis rewritten completely.

Contents include: The purpose of the health worker; Some clinical definitions; Pathology; A classification of disease; Epidemiology; Diagnosis of disease; Treatment, drugs and pain relief; Notification of disease and death; Control and prevention of disease; Infection, immunity, immunisation and allergy; Infectious diseases and chemotherapy; Septicaemia; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Leprosy; Some common infectious diseases; Some serious acute infectious diseases with limited distribution; Some serious subacute and chronic infectious diseases with limited distribution; Sexually transmitted diseases; Disorders of the respiratory system, the blood and the blood forming organs, the lymphatic system and spleen, the gastrointestinal system, the liver and bile ducts, the nervous system, the heart and blood vessels, the bones and muscles, the joints, the endocrine glands, the eye, the skin; Bites and stings; Poisoning; Psychiatric conditions; Some common symptoms and signs; Emergency resuscitation.

1999        536pp         Paperback    0 333 67999 7

Neurosurgery in the Tropics
A Practical Approach to Common Problems
Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld and David A. K. Watters

The first neurosurgical textbook written especially for practitioners in under-developed countries, with a practical approach encompassing most of the acute and chronic conditions of the nervous system. For each problem the text provides a basic background before describing the solution, explained with reference to the treatment that would be possible in advanced health care systems. Enough detail is given, accompanied by diagrams and photographs, so that the practitioner working in isolated circumstances can investigate, diagnose and treat most neurosurgical conditions with the limited resources available.

'This is a unique book...a worthy successor to the work of pioneering tropic surgeons such as Loeffler and Burkitt. The authors both have extensive experience of surgery in countries that lack sophisticated health services and both have had the experience of developing neurosurgery services from scratch....Although this book is intended for the tropical surgeon it could also find a readership in developed countries. It gives an excellent introduction, for the trainee, to the scope and principles of neurosurgery.' David Currie, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland.

' a very handsome, practical, well-illustrated, and very much to the point piece of work.. this is just the sort of book that goes along with ... a standard operating set for neurosurgery in developing countries.' Edward R. Laws, W. Gayle Crutchfield Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System.

`This book is an attempt to train indigenous general surgeons into learning basic anatomy, physiology and pathology, conservative treatment, operative procedures, utilising the commonly available surgical instruments... In our country, many medical institutions have departments of neurosurgery, and the residents of general surgery, during rotations, are posted for variable periods of 2-3 months. During the posting this book can serve as a valuable residents' guide. It is of reasonable size so that it can be studied in a couple of months'. D. R. Gulati, Neurology India, 48, Sept. 2000.

Contents include: Developing a neurosurgery service; Clinical assessment in neurosurgery; Head injury; Hydrocephalus and congenital abnormalities; Spinal problems; Space occupying lesions and tumours; Infection; Vascular disorders; Common clinical problems; Pain and peripheral nerve disorders; Common operations; Neuro-rehabilitation; Medico-legal issues.

2000        492pp         Paperback    0 333 684125

HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT

NEW
The International Committee of Red Cross and the Protection of War Victims
F Bugnion

Although everyone has heard of the International Red Cross, the last-resort institution from which miracles are expected in times of great disaster, few people know about its structure, its role and its potential for action and even fewer are aware of the International Committee itself.

This book, written in a simple and direct style, seeks to explain how the International Committee of the Red Cross is constituted, what its role is and what principles guide its work.

It is primarily intended for all protagonists of humanitarian action, but also for those concerned about the protection of human beings in the horrors of war.

August 2003     1230pp     Paperback      0 333 747712

Tobacco - A Global Threat
John Crofton and David Simpson

Nicotine addiction is the major cause of preventable deaths in our world, and multinational tobacco companies are increasingly concentrating their vast resources towards creating huge new markets in developing countries.

The WHO has given the highest priority to combating tobacco’s major threat to world health. Primarily for grassroots workers and activists who are pursuing this aim in developing countries, this book covers all aspects of the tobacco problem. It is also suitable for health professionals, journalists, politicians and anyone concerned with human health and welfare.

• Simply organised, written in plain English and with a useful index
• Draws on the extensive international experience of the authors in the tobacco field
• Draws on the extensive international experience of the authors in the tobacco field
• Covers the health effects of active smoking, passive smoking and oral tobacco and how tobacco affects women and children
• Reviews methods of tobacco companies and the best ways to combat them
• Suggests campaigning methods and the desirable content of a National Tobacco Control Programme
• Includes practical sections on the latest methods for helping smokers to quit, action by health professionals, model survey questionnaires and sources of further help
• Suitable for everyday use, for training and for easy reference

'This book covers all aspects that a tobacco control advocate needs to know. It will become a treasure trove for everyone involved in this work.' Dr Kjell Bjartveit (Norway), late President of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

'As a clinician, I fully appreciate the tremendous effort that the authors have put into this book. ..Tobacco: A Global Threat contains an impressively wide range of relevant materials and information. It will make an interesting - and entertaining - read for all who care about themselves and everyone around them'. David Chao, British Medical Journal, Vol. 325, August 2002

Contents include: The tobacco epidemic - the present world situation; The menace of tobacco to health; Passive smoking, second-hand smoke, environmental tobacco smoke; Smokeless tobacco (oral tobacco); Women and tobacco; Children and adolescents; Quitting; Action by doctors and other health professionals; Tobacco industry; National tobacco control programmes; Tobacco and legal action; Campaigning; Model Questionnaires; Sources of further help.

2002         Paperback             0 333 67081 7

Partners in Planning
Information, Participation and Empowerment
Susan B Rifkin and Pat Pridmore

A comprehensive guide to planning social development programmes, particularly in the fields of health and education, for professionals in partnership with potential beneficiaries of such programmes. Partners in Planning offers a new approach to the issue, combining both an exploration of the concepts and theories of participation and empowerment, with practical advice to support such partnerships.

The book provides numerous examples of successful projects and practical training exercises for the development of relevant skills and techniques. It investigates how information derived from community and non-professional workers can best be used both for the development of partnerships and for the durability of social programmes, even among poor and powerless groups.

`Based upon their considerable experience and participation in community-based planning and development programmes around the world, the authors have written an excellent 'how to do it' book on generating participation and empowerment through a simple focus on knowledge and information generation... They manage to engage the reader in an instructive trip through various methodologies by the use of wonderfully rich examples from their own work and that of others.' Dave Haran, Journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2001.

Contents include: Why is Information Important for Planning and Empowerment?; Choosing Appropriate Methods; Choosing Techniques; Doing a Participatory Needs Assessment; Planning with Partners: An Example and Challenges.

July 2001        Paperback         0 333 79266 1

Health Economics for Developing Countries
A Practical Guide
Sophie Witter, Tim Ensor, Matthew Jowett, Robin Thompson

An easy-to-read introduction to health economics and finance for low-income countries, which does not assume a previous training in economics. The focus is on practical use, aimed at health planners, managers and economists working with governments, NGOs and the private sector. Each chapter introduces a core area which is explored in a lively way through question and answer sessions between a group of characters in a fictional country. The chapter ends with a summary, practice exercises for the reader, suggestions for further reading and a list of references. A glossary of health terms is included.

Contents include: Introduction to health economics; Financing health care; Allocating resources for health and health care; The organisation of health services.

2000        256pp         Paperback    0 333 75205 8

Setting Up Community Health Programmes FULLY REVISED 2002
2nd edition
Ted Lankester

Fully revised second edition incorporates community-based approaches to safe motherhood, immunisation, malaria and the treatment of TB through DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse), using the latest guidelines from the WHO. Structured as a detailed yet simple `how-to' manual in 20 well-illustrated chapters, for the use of health workers, field staff, nurses, doctors and programme managers, as well as students, administrators and planners.

'The book is invaluable for anyone involved in primary health care including doctors, nursing and paramedical professionals and health care workers at all levels. It is full of detailed strategies and remedies and how to put them into practice and evaluate their effectiveness. These clearly derive from the experiences not only of the author but from many sources with hands-on exposure and familiarity with grassroot community care and concerns....a book of extreme value to those who are faced with the initiation, development, management and sustaining of community health care programmes in developing countries'.
Paget Stanfield, Consultant in maternal and child health in developing countries, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2001).

`This book lives up to its title as a practical manual. Overall it is very readable with illustrations that both enhance the text and provide useful aids for teaching. It is worth buying the book for the appendices alone. Ted Lankester writes from a wealth of practical experience of working in India. If you want to know how to implement community health programmes in practice then look no further.'
Tropical Doctor, The Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2001

'If you are thinking of setting up a programme training community health workers or a community health clinic this manual will be a joy to you... This book is full of easy-to-read headings, catchy ideas in boxes, and cartoons which speak a thousand words'. Janet Lefroy, Triple Helix, Spring 2002

Contents include: Basic Principles; What is Community Based Health Care?; Working as Partners with the Community; Raising Health Awareness; Starting a Programme; Getting to know our Community; Community Survey; Diagnosis and Plan; The Community Health Worker; Specific Programmes; Setting up a Community Health Clinic; Improving Childhood Nutrition; Setting up a Childhood Immunisation Programme; Dealing with Childhood Illnesses: Diarrhoea, Pneumonia and Malaria; Setting up an Antenatal and Maternity Programme; Setting up a Family Planning Programme; Setting up a Community TB Programme; Setting up Public Health Improvements.

2000    336pp        Paperback     0 333 67933 4

Refugee Health
Médecins Sans Frontières

During recent refugee crises, relief workers have faced complex environments, new disease patterns, and enormous humanitarian needs all with relatively limited resources. MSF has drawn on its extensive experience of working with refugees to produce this comprehensive operational manual of the issues which arise during refugee health programmes, from emergency to repatriation.

Contents include: Refugee and displaced populations; The emergency phase; The ten top priorities; The post-emergency phase; Repatriation and resettlement.

1997        384pp         Paperback    0 333 72210 8

Urban Health & Development
A Practical Manual for Use in Developing Countries
Beverley Booth, Kiran Martin and Ted Lankester

Urban health has increasingly become a key issue throughout the developing world. Urban Health and Development is essentially a practical manual, invaluable to health and development workers running programmes for the urban poor at grass roots level, and to anyone concerned with urban health including NGOs, programme managers, policy-making bodies, course organisers, donors and international agencies.

Enhanced by illustrations, diagrams and case studies, Urban Health and Development is written in twenty easy-to-read single chapters arranged in logical sequence.  Each is written from a 'how to' perspective, first giving background information, then practical action plans.  It is the only book to cover all aspects of urban health and development in one comprehensive manual.

'The authors clearly have a great deal of experience. Most practitioners are likely to find the simple didactic style far easeir to read than a more complex ...presentation. Many will appreciate its urban focus, and its wide ranging content...It takes an important step in the right direction.' Gordon McGranahan, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002.

Contents include: Introduction to the Urban Poor; Working with the Community; Health Care; Environmental Improvements; Important Project Management Issues

May 2001     Paperback     0 333 67934 2

MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH

NEW
Caring for Severely Malnourished Children
Ann Ashworth and Ann Burgess

Many severely malnourished children still die unnecessarily due to inadequate in-patient care. This book describes the ten treatment steps needed to manage these children successfully. It is based on guidelines developed by the World Health Organization and on training modules prepared for nurses in Africa. It takes into account the limited resources in many hospitals and health centres, and the fact that many malnourished children are also HIV positive. It is a suitable manual for nurses and other paediatric health workers in developing countries, for their trainers and supervisors, and for those working in emergency situations.

• Written in a simple and easy-to-read style
• Takes account of the lack of resources in many hospitals and health centres in the developing world
• Places an emphasis on support for mothers and other carers of hospitalised children
• Recognises HIV/AIDS as a common cause of malnutrition
• Features clear and informative diagrams and illustrations
• Draws on the extensive international experience of the authors

Contents include: Severely malnourished children need different care; Assess the child; Prevent or treat hypoglycaemia; Prevent or treat hypothermia; Prevent or treat dehydration; Correct electrolyte imbalance; Treat and prevent infections; Correct micronutrient deficiencies; Start cautious feeding; Give catch-up diet; Provide loving care, play and stimulation; Prepare for discharge and follow-up; Support mothers and other carers; Equipment and supplies; Recipes; Feeding charts; Checklist for monitoring; Other resources

2003     Paperback     0 333 95945 0

A Book for Midwives
Susan Klein


An invaluable book aimed at traditional midwives, traditional birth attendants, auxiliary midwives, professional midwives and community health care workers based away from maternity centres. It uses simple English, diagrams and drawings, and deals with the care of pregnant mothers, safe childbirth, nursing new-born babies, emergencies, obtaining medical help, community education and the prevention of disease.

Contents include: Prenatal care; Normal labour, birth and after birth; Complications of labour and birth; For healthier families; Special procedures that midwives can learn.

1999        528pp         Paperback    0 333 75093 4

Where Women Have No Doctor
A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, Katharine Shapiro

The first comprehensive community-based health book for women, following the same approach as Where There Is No Doctor, and developed with the help of community-based health workers in more than 30 countries. It uses simple English and numerous illustrations to help women from all backgrounds learn how to identify and treat common medical problems, recognising that poverty, discrimination and culture affect women's health and access to health care.

Contents include: Solving health problems; The medical system; Understanding our bodies; Health concerns of girls; Pregnancy and childbirth; Breastfeeding; Growing older; Women with disabilities; Eating for good health; Sexual health; Family planning; Infertility; Abortion and complications of abortion; Sexually transmitted diseases and other infections of the genitals; AIDS; Violence against women; Rape and sexual assault; Sex workers; Pain in the lower abdomen; Abnormal bleeding from the vagina; Problems of the urine system; Cancer and growths; Tuberculosis; Work; Mental health; Alcohol and other drugs; Refugees and displaced women; Female circumcision; Medicines and women's health; Health care skills; Where to get more information.

1997        596pp         Paperback    0 333 64933 8

Family Planning Clinic in Africa
Third edition
Richard and Judith Brown

A practical manual written specifically for nurses, medical assistants and auxiliaries who provide contraceptive services and advice. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with some entirely rewritten chapters, and provides both information on each method of contraception, and advice on the skills, resources and record keeping needed to set up and run a family planning clinic in an African environment.

Contents include: Guide to contraceptives: The intra-uterine device, Combined contraceptive pills, Mini-pills, Contraceptive injections, Spermicides, Barrier devices, Surgical sterilization, Natural contraception, Norplant; Practical considerations: Skills you will need, Infections, What you need for a contraception clinic, Keeping records, Lessons on contraception, Questions people ask, Situations for discussion, How to get what you need.

1998        120pp         Paperback    0 333 750942

NUTRITION AND GROWTH

Nutrition Handbook
for Community Workers in the Tropics
Third edition
Macmillan / CFNI

Developed and tested in tropical community health programmes over several years, this edition has been prepared especially for the African continent, but its principles can be applied to other tropical and sub-tropical regions. It is aimed specifically at community health workers in urban and rural programmes and will also serve students of public health, home economics, domestic science and health science. It covers topics including nutrition education, principles of good nutrition, selecting, storing and using foods carefully, preventing and combating malnutrition, diarrhoea, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, and nutrition for children and pregnant and breast-feeding women.

This edition is supported by Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC) as a low cost edition.

Contents include: Working with the community; Planning food and nutrition education programmes; Some techniques of good communication; Food and good health; Buying, storing and preparing foods; Nutrition pregnancy and breast feeding; Breast feeding; Young child feeding; Malnutrition in young children; Diarrhoea; Feeding other groups; Obesity; Diabetes and high blood pressure; Improving health and nutrition in the community.

1993    278pp        Paperback      0 333 577558

Macmillan Tropical and Sub-Tropical Foods
Susan Mayhew and Anne Penny

This illustrated book integrates agriculture and nutrition in a single easy-to-use resource text for schools and colleges. It covers all the main plant and animal foods from farm to table, including details of how to grow, harvest, process, preserve, prepare and cook them, with nutritional data and recipes. It can be used as a textbook for senior secondary courses in agriculture, home economics and food nutrition, and provides an introduction to professional courses which include catering and cookery.

Contents include: Cereals; Legumes; Vegetables; Root vegetables; Fruit and plantation crops; Animal foods

1988        295pp         Paperback         0 333 460472

AIDS EDUCATION

  HIV·AIDS Action Readers

HIV·AIDS Action Readers aim to promote good health practice through extensive reading. They are designed to help young people to develop the knowledge, attitudes, self-esteem and skills needed to manage their relationships safely and happily, and to cope better with the crisis of HIV and AIDS which is affecting all our communities today.

HIV·AIDS Action Readers are suitable for use across the curriculum: in literacy, social studies and science classes as well as in after-school or community clubs.

The readers are at three levels. Within each level there is some development in reading levels and language is controlled. The issues are dealt with in a straightforward way with respect for individual and cultural values
*    Level 1 - simple stories which encourage good relationships, help children to cope with living in communities with HIV and AIDS and prepare children to protect themselves and understand how their bodies fight disease.
*    Levels 2 & 3 - stories about different aspects of HIV/AIDS are presented with factual information and activities for children.

LEVEL 1

THE FRIENDSHIP TREE
ISBN:     1 4050 6610 5

I STILL WANT TO PLAY
ISBN:     1 4050 6307 6

IT'S OK TO BE SAD
ISBN:     1 4050 6306 8

WE CAN COOK!
ISBN:     1 4050 6309 2

SECRET STRIKER
ISBN:     1 4050 6310 6

WE CAN CLEAN!
ISBN:     1 4050 6578 8

LEVEL 2

MY SISTER JULIE
ISBN:     1 4050 95423 8

A LETTER TO PEARL
ISBN:     1 4050 1277 3

BREAKING THE SILENCE
ISBN:     1 4050 1276 5

THE NIGHT THE ROOF FELL IN
ISBN:     1 4050 6577 X

LEVEL 3

HOPE
ISBN:     1 4050 6308 4

BEST FRIENDS
ISBN:     1 4050 6305 X

For more information on this series click here.

The AIDS Handbook
Third edition, fully revised
John Hubley

AIDS is the biggest threat to world health to emerge this century. In the absence of a cure or vaccine, health education is the only way to contain the disease. The AIDS Handbook gives considered thought to the disease, its origins, symptoms and methods of transmission, and will be invaluable to all involved with AIDS education, especially in developing countries, laying out a comprehensive action plan for running an AIDS prevention programme to reach all sections of the local community.

This fully revised and updated third edition introduces recent developments in research and treatment of AIDS, especially in the use of combination therapy, treatment of opportunistic infections and prevention of transmission from mother to child.

Contents include: The biology of the virus; Symptoms and disease; Transmission; Prevention; Counselling and support for persons with HIV and AIDS; An action plan for fighting AIDS.

2002        152pp         Paperback    0 333 94576 X

Macmillan AIDS Awareness Programme

This is an important programme of 18 readers and a teacher's guide for 12- to 18-year-olds, aimed at promoting AIDS and HIV awareness. The stories involve the reader with characters and situations with which he/she can identify, and promote the message of the universal risk of AIDS. Each book has a question and answer section as well as facts about AIDS and HIV. The teacher's guide fully supports the programme and has been developed in such a way as to give the teacher or health worker maximum opportunity for exploring this sensitive subject effectively with children.

Available from Macmillan Kenya / Zambia

Talking AIDS
Gill Gordon and Tony Klouda

The issues brought to the forefront by AIDS arechallenging and difficult for all but we as members of the community need to face up to them. Talking AIDS's aim is to promote understanding of the disease and an awareness of how to prevent its spread, and to support people infected with HIV. Community workers and individuals alike will find the material presented in an accessible way.

Contents include: What is AIDS?; How does a person become infected with HIV?, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases; AIDS and babies; Breastfeeding; More about making love safely; What about risk groups?; The HIV antibody test; Infection control at work; Reducing the risk of blood transfusions; People with HIV infection; Fears and prejudices; Working together.

1988        112pp         Paperback    0 333 49781 3

Choices - please see Health Education for Children and Teenagers

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION

Communicating Health
An action guide to health education and promotion
Second edition
John Hubley

The prevention of diseases and the promotion of health depend on the social conditions in which people live and decisions made by politicians, planners, families and individuals.  This book explores the role of communication in improving people's health and discusses strategies for health education, health promotion and empowerment of families and communities to take action on health issues.  Practical guidelines are given on how to carry out effective communication in a wide range of settings including the family, community, schools, health services and the mass media.

Contents include: Understanding human behaviour; An introduction to communication; Effective teaching and learning; Face-to-face; Working with communities; Popular media; Working with children and young people; Politics and health;

2004     224pp     Paperback      14050 2883 1

For supplementary information on case studies, links to relevant sites and resources such as exercises and powerpoint presentations for trainers wishing to use the book as a course text visit www.communicatinghealth.com

Life Skills
An active learning handbook for working with street children
Clare Hanbury, published in association with VSO

This handbook is the first to bring together guidance and practical activities for teaching life skills to street children. It is designed for those who plan, manage, teach or work on education programmes for street children, and for any organisations working with children and young people.

• Offers practical approaches to teaching life skills to street children, advice on planning and developing a life skills programme, support for street educators and user-friendly step-by-step instructions on how to conduct life skills activities
• Based on tried-and-tested advice, information and activities contributed by VSO and national life skills educators who work with street children worldwide
• Presents 60 flexible activities that can be adapted and used in different cultural contexts worldwide, as well as in mainstream schools, and requiring a minimum of resources
• Adopts a rights-based approach based up the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child
• Encourages behaviour change so that children can take more control over their lives
• Written in a clear, systematic style accompanied by effective tables, diagrams and line drawings

'I warmly welcome this VSO Handbook which, in the true spirit of the global community, shares knowledge worldwide so that we can all fight for children’s rights to life, protection, well-being and education'. Mr Alphonce Mutaboyerwa, Executive Director, Kuleana Centre for Children’s Rights, Mwanza, Tanzania

Contents include: The purpose of this handbook; What are life skills and how can they meet the needs of street children?; Planning, managing and implementing a life skills programme; Life skills activities; Where are we now?; How can we move forward; Our future; Additional resources.

2002              Paperback            0 333 95841 1

Diagnosis and Treatment
A Training Manual for Primary Health Care Workers
Keith and Ginny Birrell, published in association with VSO

A practical health manual to assist health workers in the diagnosis and treatment of most common illnesses, in the prescription of medicines in line with WHO and national drug guidelines, and in the provision of care in the absence of extensive resources. It makes use of the experience gained from courses developed by VSO and national doctors and health workers. Appendices include practical diagrams relating to diagnosis and treatment, lists of medicines, a glossary, and list of useful resources.

Contents include: Basic skills; The lessons: Rational prescribing; Chest illnesses; Fever, malaria, convulsions and meningitis; Malnutrition and anaemia; Skin problems; Diarrhoea; Women's health problems; Abdominal problems; Heart problems; Accidents, emergencies, joints and the back; Psychiatric problems; Tuberculosis and leprosy; HIV disease; Ear, nose and throat problems; Eye problems.

2000        264pp         Paperback    0 333 72211 6

Pictures, People and Power
People-centred visual aids for development
Bob Linney

Presents a radical new `people-centred' approach to working with visual aids for development in the local community, providing practical guidelines to enable non-artists to make their own visual aids and conduct training workshops on visual communication. It examines the use of visual aids in the past, and shows how an authoritarian approach to communication has failed to promote a more equal distribution of power among people, proposing instead the view of visual literacy as a skill that is easy to acquire, not to be imposed by outsider professionals trying to develop a top-down 'pictorial language'.

The author, Bob Linney, is a freelance artist who has helped to conduct numerous training courses on visual communication in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is founder of the group 'Health Images', whose activities focus on the training of community-level workers in making and using pictures to support processes of empowerment.

Contents include: Reflection; Approaches to communication; Rethinking visual literacy; Action; Designing, drawing and painting; Making and using people-centred pictures; Training workshops

1995        206pp             Paperback     0 333 600444

Teaching and Learning with Visual Aids
Program for International Training in Health
Intrah

A comprehensive exploration of the use of visual aids with hundreds of ideas and examples, suitable for trainers of nurses and midwives, community health workers and nutrition counsellors, traditional birth attendants, family planning consultants and workers, community and rural development workers, and students and teachers in these fields. Extensively field-tested in Africa and the Middle East, and revised in the light of experience, the book emphasises the active involvement of the learner and requires no previous knowledge of visual aids.

INTRAH is the Program of International Training in Health at the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Contents include: When to use visual aids; Deciding what kind of visual aid to use; Planning and making your own visual aids; Production skills; Using visual aids in a training or health education session.

1987        296pp             Paperback     0 333 448154

HEALTH EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS

Choices
A Guide for Young People
Gill Gordon

This is a guide for young people growing up in Africa today. It provides accurate information on sexual and reproductive health, and suggests activities aimed at exploring values and attitudes in relation to culture and the changing world.
Written in an interesting and easy to read style it is packed with illustrations, cartoons and activities.
Choices is ideal for young people to read by themselves, for peer educators, youth leaders, teachers and parents.

1999        Paperback    126pp         0 333 68746 9

Living Health
A series of readers for children aged 8-14, which focuses on important health topics world-wide. Each book contains a lively story followed by a fact file of fascinating information and activities, all based on a health theme. They are carefully graded into four language levels and are colourfully illustrated.