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A Nutritious Baby Food You Can Make
You probably know that the best possible food for your baby during the first four to six months of life is your own breast milk. Your milk has all the good things in it that your baby needs to grow and stay healthy. As your baby grows, the time will come when she needs more…
Home care for people with AIDS
By the year 2000, scientists estimate that close to forty million people will be infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. There is the chance that someone you know or someone very close to you will get this disease. Even today, in many places, local health services cannot cope with the number of…
Aids Part 5: More than a game
Characters: Adam (soccer player whose brother is infected with HIV) Coach Teacher Gordon ‑ Tigers team member Sidney ‑ Tigers team member Adam’s Mother Tigers ‑ hometeam/Adam’s team Bandits ‑ visiting team Narrator SCENE: SCHOOLYARD SOCCER PRACTICE Coach:(BLOWING WHISTLE)Everybody gather around. On Saturday we are going to win the game. The way to…
How much soil are you losing?
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. A farmer in Guatemala suggests a small experiment to calculate approximately how much land we lose to soil erosion every year. Soil erosion losses vary from field to field, so this experiment does not indicate exact losses. Some soils are resistant to erosion, some streams cause…
Good sanitation can help control bilharzia (schistosomiasis)
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. With a better understanding of bilharzia everyone in your village can learn how to control it. Bilharzia is a disease which comes from flat worms called flukes. These flat worms spent part of their life in snails and the other part in people. They burrow through your skin when…
Vaccinations protect your children from six serious diseases
Save and edit this resource as a Word document. When your baby is sick you take care of her. But, you can stop your baby from getting sick in the first place by vaccinating her against certain diseases. Vaccinations protect our babies from disease. You may recognize some of the diseases we can vaccinate our…
Anemia, A Sickness of the Blood
Have you felt weak or dizzy lately? Does even a little bit of work make you tired or breathless? These are just a few of the symptoms of a sickness called anemia. But feeling fatigued does not have to be a normal part of your life. You get anemia mainly from not having enough of…
AIDS Part 4: Ali’s Special Friend
There was once a little boy named Ali who lived in a small village with his mother and father. His days were spent helping his father in the fields. At night, after dinner, he would sit with his family outside their front door and talk. His house was small but comfortable. Next door lived a…
AIDS Part 3 : You Can Stop the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Do you want to have a sexual experience that is wonderful, satisfying and, more importantly, SAFE? Please listen for the next few minutes. We want to share information with you that will make it easier for you to have a healthy and safe sexual relationship! Have you heard of sexually transmitted diseases? These diseases are…
AIDS Part 2 : Sarah Practices Safe Sex
Maria I heard you had a visitor in health class today. Sarah Yes, a nurse from the hospital came in to talk to us about sex. Maria What did she say? Sarah She talked about HIV and other diseases you can get from having sex. Maria She must have told you that many people are…