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.
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Drug Abuse
- also available in:
- Español (es)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Strokes
- also available in:
- Español (es)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
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
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.