On Solid Ground: Strengthening community in times of crisis
This is a series of six educational videos designed for everyone interested in improving relief and development practice. The videos are available in both English and Spanish as part of a learning pack, which includes a 64-page facilitator’s guide and CD-ROM. The videos are recommended for use in small groups with an experienced facilitator.
The topics covered are Transformation and integral mission, Healing invisible wounds (the need for counselling after crisis), Response to creation (environmental management and disaster mitigation), Facilitating healthy communities and two case studies of communities badly affected by Hurricane Mitch.
The complete series costs £20 (US $30), including postage. The video packs are available from: Latin America Team, Tearfund, 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE, UK E-mail: latam@tearfund.org Please specify video format required (PAL or NTSC).
Setting up Community Health Programmes by Ted Lankester
This is a new, revised second edition (2002) of this popular and practical resource. The book is written primarily for field health workers, but is also useful for health planners, managers and course organisers. It is a practical manual for use in developing countries, covering the full range of community health topics in simple English with many illustrations. The new edition contains 334 well-illustrated pages with much new and updated information, emphasising community ownership of health programmes. The book costs £11.50 (including airmail postage) and is available from:
TALC, PO Box 49, St Albans, Herts, AL1 5TX, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1727 846852 E-mail: talc@talcuk.org
Where there is no Psychiatrist by Dr Vikram Patel
This is a practical mental health manual for community health workers, nurses, social workers and doctors. It follows a similar approach to Where there is no Doctor. It aims to help health workers understand and deal with mental health problems. This well-illustrated manual with 266 pages describes over 30 common or important clinical problems associated with mental illness. The manual takes a problem-solving approach to diagnosis and management in different situations, such as refugee camps, school health programmes or with AIDS sufferers. It contains quick reference flow-charts and a guide to the use of psychiatric medicines and simple psychological treatments.
The manual is available at £8 (US $12) from: Book Sales, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 17 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PG, UK
Further information about the book and orders can be made on their website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/ gaskell/75_7.htm E-mail: cdavis@rcpsych.ac.uk
Raising Healthy Honey Bees
This is another practical book produced by the Christian Veterinary Mission. It contains practical information and illustrations to help with all aspects of bee-keeping and honey production. It is available for US $10.
The Christian Veterinary Mission have four other booklets in this series, which are available in English and Spanish on Keeping Healthy Goats, Pigs, Rabbits and Poultry. The poultry book is also available in French.
The book, Where there is no Animal Doctor, is now available in English, Russian and Chinese. This contains over 400 pages packed with practical information and costs US $15.
For more details, contact: Christian Veterinary Mission, PO Box 526, Ocilla, GA 31774, USA E-mail: missionvet@aol.com www.christianvetmission.org/html/books.htm
Resources for Development from GRAD
GRAD (Groupe de Réalisations et d’Animation pour le Développement) has produced a number of booklets and videos on aspects of development, particularly in Africa. These are aimed at trainers and animators. A series of videos illustrates the place of women in society.
These resources are all available in French, with some also in local languages. They are reasonably priced and are distributed within Africa to save postage costs. For a full list of resources available, contact: GRAD, 228 rue du Manet, 74130 Bonneville, France E-mail: grad.fr@fnac.net Website: www.globenet.org/grad
Building Blocks: Africa-wide briefing notes
This is a set of six locally adaptable resources for communities supporting orphans and vulnerable children. They are available free of charge in English, French and Portuguese. These briefing notes are designed to help communities and local organisations to support children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS.
The six booklets cover topics such as social support, health and nutrition, education, economic support and social inclusion. Each contains an introduction and outlines principles and strategies to consider when taking action. There are over 100 case studies from across Africa.
Copies are available on the Alliance website at: www.aidsalliance.org/building_blocks.htm
If you want to order a printed copy but do not have access to the Web, please e-mail: publications@aidsalliance.org to request an order form.
Caring for Severely Malnourished Children by Ann Ashworth and Ann Burgess
This is a low-cost, illustrated manual for nurses and other paediatric health workers and their trainers and supervisors. It is written in a simple and easy-to-read style and takes account of the lack of resources in many hospitals and health centres in the developing world. It places emphasis on support for mothers and other carers of malnourished and hospitalised children. It recognises that HIV/AIDS is a common cause of malnutrition.
A CD-ROM containing the book contents, the training modules, a set of TALC slides and links to relevant websites is also available from TALC.
The book is available from Macmillan country offices and through local bookshops. Copies can also be ordered from TALC. The book costs £5.90 (including postage) and the book plus CD-ROM costs £6.35 (including postage) from TALC (address on page 14).
How to recognise and manage Leprosy reactions by ILEP
This is the second in a series of booklets for health workers. It contains practical advice on how to recognise and treat leprosy reactions such as swelling or nerve damage. It includes helpful photos, checklists, simple tests and advice on specialist treatment. It is available free of charge in English and French from:
ILEP, 234 Blythe Road, London, W14 0HJ, UK E-mail: books@ilep.org.uk