Table of Contents

Introduction to the English Edition - Words to the Village Health Worker (Brown Pages) - Home Cures and Popular Beliefs - Sicknesses that are Often Confused - How to Examine a Sick Person - How to Take Care of a Sick Person - Healing Without Medicines - Right and Wrong Use of Modern Medicines - Antibiotics: What They Are and How to Use Them - How to Measure and Give Medicine - Instructions and Precautions for Injections - First Aid - Nutrition: What to Eat to be Healthy - Prevention: How to Avoid Many Sicknesses - Some Very Common Sicknesses - Serious Illnesses that Need Special Medication Attention - Skin Problems - The Eyes - The Teeth, Gums and Mouth - The Urinary Tract and the Genitals - Information for Mother and Midwives - Family Planning: Having the Number of Children You Want - Health and Sickness of Children - Health and Sicknessof Older People - The Medicine Kit - The Green Pages: the Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines - Vocabulary: Explaining Difficult Words - Addresses for Teaching Materials - Index (Yellow Pages) - Tear Out Sheets