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These are Shell Book titles in English relating to illness and disease.
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Preventing Typhoid
- Also available in:
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet describes the causes of typhoid and how to avoid the disease.
First published in Papua New Guinea by means of a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Illustrations adapted by Bertie Knowlton from "Preventing Typhoid Fever" published by the Department of Health, Papua New Guinea.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
Glandular Tuberculosis
- Also available in:
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet contains notes on the prevention and treatment of glandular tuberculosis.
This has been adapted from "La Tuberculosis Pulmonar" (Pulmonory Tuberculosis) by the Ministry of Health of Peru, in collaboration with SIL Peru.
Text and illustrations ©1976 Ministry of Health of Peru and SIL International. Shared under a CC:BY-NC (4.0) licence.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Living with Diabetes
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This book gives advice on how to live with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases.
Adapted from "Footsteps 87", the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist.
Dengue Fever
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This uses material from "Dengue Fever" by Three Strands Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. with kind permission.
©2018, Chiranjib Chatterjee
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist.
Covid-19: A pandemic
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
Written for MissionAssist.
Illustrations are reproduced under a UK Government Open Licence v1.0.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Cholera
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet uses material from a number of web sites and from the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
Bilharzia
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet describes the causes of bilharzia and how to avoid the disease.
Originally produced in 1993 as: "Comment éviter la bilharziose" by the Comité Langue / Traduction in the Republic of Cameroon.
Original text and illustrations by "Atelier de Matériel pour l’Animation" (AMA), BP 267, Yaoundé, Cameroun ©1993, SIL.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
Alcohol Abuse
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet describes the dangers and consequences of drinking too much alcohol.
The contents of this booklet have been adapted from an unknown source, probably from South America.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
Aids and How to Avoid It
- Also available in:
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
Advice on how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases.
Adapted from "Aids and How to Avoid It" by SIL, Burkina Faso and shared under a CC:BY-NC 4.0 licence. Text and illustrations ©1992 SIL International.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Hypertension & Blood Pressure
- Also available in:
- Português (pt)
- English (en)
A story to encourage people to have their blood pressure checked, with advice on how to prevent high blood pressure, and what to do if one has it. The second part of the book is more practical; it explains what hypertension is and what causes it, and has more detail on prevention and cure.
Original story by Eileen Gardner
Additional text by Kathryn Adams
Illustrations are from a variety of copyright-free sources with others by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
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