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The Right to Information Act is an act to provide for setting out
the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access
to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority,
the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information
Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The
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Cartograms - Images of the Social and Economic World
On a regular map, the sizes of the countries of the world are in
proportion to their actual sizes on the surface of the planet and their
shapes are the same as their actual shapes. Here are redrawn maps with
the sizes of countries made bigger or smaller in order to represent something
of interest. Such maps are called cartograms and can be an effective
and natural way of portraying geographic or social data. Here are some
examples of Population, Gross domestic product, Child mortality, People
living with HIV/AIDS, Total spending on healthcare, Energy consumption
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Breast Crawl
Initiation of Breastfeeding by Breast Crawl
visit
breastcrawl.org for video and complete dossier.
UNICEF, WHO and WABA along with the scientific community strongly
recommend initiating breastfeeding within an hour of birth.
Evidence shows that early initiation can prevent 22% of all deaths
among babies below one month in developing countries.
Every newborn, when placed on the mother’s abdomen, soon after
birth, has the ability to find its mother’s breast all on its own and
to decide when to take the first breastfeed. This is called the
‘Breast Crawl’.
This method is evidence based and has been field tested by us. A
documentary on the ‘Breast Crawl’ has been prepared for training,
advocacy and for wider dissemination. The video has created a very
high level of sensitivity among all the levels of functionaries and
was officially endorsed by senior policy makers as the right approach
for initiating breastfeeding. This dossier provides the background and
a scientific overview to the documentary.
Initiation of breastfeeding by the Breast Crawl is a critical
component of the IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) initiative for
the state of Maharashtra, India. IYCF deals with nutrition of children
from birth to 3 years of age, and also takes into consideration the
nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers. Two critical components
of IYCF are breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Improved IYCF
practices promote optimal growth and development, prevent malnutrition
and improve child survival. With 40% of the children in the state
undernourished, this initiative becomes extremely critical.
UNICEF has facilitated partnerships with all stakeholders including
the State Government, State Nutrition Mission, the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS), Public Health Department, BPNI
(Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India), NGOs, Community Based
Organisations (CBOs) and several academic institutions, for this major
initiative. These partnerships are aimed at creating a revolution in
the state promoting IYCF practices.
We are sure that this documentary and dossier will greatly help
similar initiatives worldwide. It is our strong desire that this
information helps every mother and baby to experience the miracle of
Breast Crawl. If we all could achieve early initiation of
breastfeeding, we will be able to prevent 22% of all deaths among
babies below 1 month.
This can be achieved by training all health care providers to initiate
breastfeeding, by Breast Crawl, to give infants the best start in
life.
visit
breastcrawl.org for video and complete dossier.
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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How
Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism
Online Versions:
aa.org
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It's more than a book. It's a way of life. Alcoholics Anonymous-the Big
Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in
1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery
from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome
the disease. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third
edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential
recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been
added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited
fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery. Key features
and benefits ·the most widely used resource for millions of individuals
in recovery ·contains full, original text describing AA program ·updated
with 24 new personal stories
About the Author
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering
alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other
alcoholics achieve sobriety.AA suggests that alcoholics follow its
program and abstain from alcohol in order to recover from alcoholism, and
share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem.AA was the first twelve-step program and has
been the model for similar recovery groups like Narcotics Anonymous.
Al-Anon/Alateen are programs designed to provide support for relatives
and friends of alcoholics. The organization was named after its primary
guidebook Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as The Big Book. Although AA
is not for everyone, there is growing evidence supporting the
effectiveness of AA as a treatment for alcoholism.
575 pages - Alcoholics Anonymous World Services; 4 Revised edition
(February 10, 2002) - English
ISBN-10: 1893007162, ISBN-13: 978-1893007161 |
Maharashtra, India
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Diarrhoea - Guide 3
Audience:
Govt. of India, Central Health Education Bureau, Ministry of health and
Family Welfare
May 1984
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Marathi Cookbook
Iron and Vitamin C Rich Recipes
Gharchya Ghari Anaemia Tala
Audience:
June 2002
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Management of Critically Sick Child
Audience:
Directorate of Health Services Maharashtra State
Department of Paediatrics, Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai
Maharashtra State Health Education Bureau, Aundh, Pune
1997-1998
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Posters
Advertising Materials
India
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National Guidelines on Infant and Young
Child Feeding
Audience:
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women and Child
Development, Food and Nutrition Board, Government of India
August 2004
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National Guidelines on Infant Feeding
Audience:
Food and Nutrition Board, Department of Women and Child Development,
Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
1992
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Policy on Control of Nutritional Anaemia
Audience:
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
January 1991
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Prevention and Control of Nutritional
Anaemia: A South Asia Priority
Audience:
United Nations Children's Fund - Regional Office for South Asia
2002
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Preventing and Controlling Iron Deficiency
Anaemia Through Primary Health Care
Audience: A Guide for Health Administrators and Programme Managers
E. M. DeMaeyer
Formerly Medical Officer, Nutrition, World Health Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
with the collaboration of
P. Dallman, J. M. Gurney, L. Hallberg, S. K. Sood & S. G. Srikantia
1989
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Measles Control: An Urban Challenge
Audience:
National Immunization Programme, Government of India
1998
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Sahyogini
Animator to guide Self Help Groups
Audience:
All NGOs, Institutes and Persons working in the Self Help Group Movement.
Abstract:
This book is based on the experiences and achievements of the Maharashtra
Rural Credit Programme. Sahyogini (Animator) is the back bone of this
programme working in the villages with the Self Help Group to Guide & Help
them by providing technical support. This book is focused on the working
procedure of the Self Help Group Dynamics, Formation, Structure, working
procedure etc. This guide answers frequently asked questions.
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Vitamin A: Frequently Asked Questions - English
Vitamin A:
Frequently Asked Questions - Marathi -
pdf 49 kb
Vitamin A Marathi brochure -
pdf 470 kb
Census India - 2001
Rural - Urban distribution of population - India and states/Union territories
Demographics and Health
Surveys [DHS] - India Publications
India Country Statistics - Indicators 1992/93 & 1998/99
The Free And Compulsory Education Bill, 2004
- India
A Bill to provide free and compulsory education to all children from the age
of six to fourteen years.
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Health and Healing is for first contact or primary health
care workers. It is about both health and healing at the primary
level. It offers a broad and comprehensive range of health topics
from personal health to national health programmes, from
system-wise illnesses to health problems of at-risk groups like
women, children and old persons. By Dr. Shyam Ashtekar |
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The Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2004
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HIV Health and Your
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Where There Is No Doctor
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Where There Is No Doctor
A village health care handbook
by David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell
Updated 2003 - 512 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-15-5
Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is perhaps the most
widely used health care manual for health workers, clinicians, and others
involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion programs
around the world. With millions of copies in print in more than 70
languages, the book is an irreplaceable health resource in communities
worldwide.
As with all Hesperian books, the manual provides practical, easily
understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common
diseases. Special attention is focused on nutrition, infection and
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primary ways to prevent and treat health problems.
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Front matter: Cover, How to Use This Book, Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents: Introduction, Note About This New Edition
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Brown Pages: Words To The Village Health Worker
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Chapter 1: Home Cures and Popular Beliefs
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Chapter 2: Sicknesses that are Often Confused
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Chapter 3: How to Examine a Sick Person
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Chapter 4: How to Take Care of a Sick Person
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Chapter 5: Healing Without Medicines
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Chapter 6: Right and Wrong Use of Modern Medicines
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Chapter 7: Antibiotics: What They Are and How To Use Them
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Chapter 8: How To Measure and Give Medicine
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Chapter 9: Instructions and Precautions for Injections
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Chapter 10: First Aid
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Chapter 11: Nutrition: What to Eat to Be Healthy
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Chapter 12: Prevention: How to Avoid Many Sicknesses
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Chapter 13: Some Very Common Sicknesses
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Chapter 14: Serious Illnesses That Need Special Medical Attention
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Chapter 15: Skin Problems
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Chapter 16: The Eyes
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Chapter 17: The Teeth, Gums, and Mouth
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Chapter 18: The Urinary System and the Genitals
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Chapter 19: Information for Mothers and Midwives
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Chapter 20: Family Planning- Having the Number of Children You Want
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Chapter 21: Health and Sicknesses of Children
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Chapter 22: Health and Sicknesses of Older People
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Chapter 23: The Medicine Kit
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The Green Pages: The Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines
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Vocabulary: Explaining Difficult Words
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Information: Addresses for Teaching Materials, Dosage Blanks, Patient
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Donde no hay doctor
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ediciones antiguas o alteradas de este material, Hesperian no autoriza la publicación directa de ninguna de sus publicaciones en ningún sitio web sin
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Inicio Libro: Portada, Cómo Usar este Libro, Agradecimientos, Contenido, Introducción, Notas sobre esta Edición
Páginas marrones: Palabras a los Trabajadores de Salud Rural
Capítulo 1: Curaciones Caseras y Creencias Populares
Capítulo 2: Enfermedades que Se Confunden con Frecuencia
Capítulo 3: Cómo Examinar a un Enfermo
Capítulo 4: Cómo Cuidar a un Enfermo
Capítulo 5: Curando sin Medicinas
Capítulo 6: El Buen Uso y el Mal Uso de las Medicinas Modernas
Capítulo 7: Los Antibióticos: Qué Son y Cómo Usarlos
Capítulo 8: Cómo Medir y Dar las Medicinas
Capítulo 9: Instrucciones y Precauciones para Inyectar
Capítulo 10: Primeros Auxilios
Capítulo 11: Nutrición: Lo que se Debe Comer para Tener Buena Salud
Capítulo 12: Medicina Preventiva: Cómo Evitar Muchas Enfermedades
Capítulo 13: Algunas Enfermedades Muy Comunes
Capítulo 14: Enfermedades Graves Que Necesitan Atención Médica Especial
Capítulo 15: Enfermedades de la Piel
Capítulo 16: Los Ojos
Capítulo 17: Los Dientes, las Encías y la Boca
Capítulo 18: Las Vías Urinarias y las 'Partes Ocultas'
Capítulo 19: Información para Madres y Parteras
Capítulo 20: Planificación Familiar-Tener el Número de Hijos que Desea
Capítulo 21: Salud y Enfermedades de los Niños
Capítulo 22: Salud y Enfermedades de la Gente Mayor
Capítulo 23: El Botiquín
Páginas Verdes: Usos, Dosis y Precauciones para las Medicinas
Páginas Azules: Nueva Información
Páginas Rosadas: Digito-Presión
Vocabulario: Explicación de Palabras Difíciles
Páginas Amarillas: Índice
Información: Materiales Educativos, Fichas para Recetar, Informes sobre el
Enfermo, Información sobre las Señas Vitales, Contraportada
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HIV, Health, and Your Community
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HIV, Health and Your Community:
A Guide for Action
by Reuben Granich and Jonathan Mermin
Updated 2006 - 248 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-40-6
This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to combating HIV is equally
useful in a rurual village in southern Africa, a major city in Thailand,
or a Peace Corps worker's backpack. Designed for people confronting HIV
in places with few medical resources, it is easily accessible to those
without advanced technical knowledge and without prior training in the
care of people with AIDS or in the prevention of HIV. Interventions and
treatments emphasized are available to the majority of the people in the
world who have HIV, and focus on community-based solutions that are
possible in poor communities.
Topics include: biology of the virus, strategies for prevention, symptoms
and epidemiology of the disease, counseling for people with HIV and their
families, how to care for people with HIV, and even writing grant
proposals.
To buy the complete book, visit our
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Table of Contents and Introduction
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Chapters 1, 2, and 3: What is HIV? The Symptoms of HIV infection, Who
has HIV?
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Chapters 4 and 5: HIV around the world, Counseling about sexual
behavior
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Chapters 6 and 7: The spread of HIV by ways other than sex, HIV testing
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Chapters 8 and 9: Counseling about HIV testing, Social and cultural
factors that affect the spread of HIV
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Chapters 10 and 11: How to support and care for a person with HIV,
Training HIV health workers
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Chapter 12: Starting community-based HIV projects
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Chapter 13 and Appendix: Getting resources for an HIV project, Treating
advanced HIV disease - medicines for HIV, and common infections and their
treatment
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Glossary, Resources, and Index
Helping Children Who Are Deaf
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Helping Children Who Are Deaf
Family and community support for children who do not hear well
by Sandy Neimann, Devorah Greenstein and Darlena David
paperback - 250 pages, illustrated - English ed. ISBN: 0-942364-44-9
Children who are deaf need extra help learning either a spoken or sign
language, so that they can develop their thinking, learn to communicate,
solve problems, and explore and interact with the world.
The second book in Hesperian's Early Assistance Series, Helping Children
Who Are Deaf supports parents and other caregivers in building the
communication skills of babies and young children. Packed with activities
on how to foster language learning through both sign and oral approaches,
this groundbreaking book explains ways to adapt activities and exercises
for both a child's specific abilities and needs, and a family's unique
circumstances. The book also explores how deafness affects a child's
ability to learn language, as well as develop mentally and socially.
Developed in partnership with families of children who are deaf or cannot
hear well, community-based disability organizations, deaf adults,
teachers, health workers and other experts in over 17 countries, Helping
Children Who Are Deaf is practical, accessible and appropriate across
varied conditions and cultures.
To buy the complete book, visit our
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A factory worker's guide to organizing for safe jobs and healthy
communities
Work dangers and solutions
A community guide to environmental health
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