Health Books International, formerly known as Teaching-aids at Low Cost (TALC), believes that everyone should have access to good healthcare. We improve the health of people in developing countries by providing books, downloads, training materials and equipment on a not-for-profit basis.
We offer a wide range of materials spanning many areas of practice and diverse health subjects. Our most popular titles cover child health, community health, general medicine and obstetrics/midwifery.
Reading about the management of children with symptomatic HIV infection was very useful. I learnt about nutritional support, preventing and treating opportunistic infections, antiretroviral therapy, emotional and family support and terminal care.
I work in pharmacy, its hard work that needs a lot of patience and focus and skills which are not available here in my area like management in pharmacy, medical and nutrition information.
Patients ask questions a lot about medicines, childrens care and other things. The CDs that you sent me are full of information about nutrition and vitamins they are very good, therefore I can advise patients. I can benefit from them and do my best to help others.
Pharmacist, El Bayadh Province, Algeria
Hospital Care for Children is good because it shows the milligram measurements of drugs to administer to sick children. I did not know this before I read the book.
Medical Student, Yei National Health training Institute, Juba, South Sudan
The nursing and midwifery books were good because they were straightforward, precise and well-summarised with lots of diagrams.
Student, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Banjul, The Gambia
These books are vital for our education, our aim is to research and improve our understanding in the medical field. The only place I can find this information in is our small hospital library. Thank you.
Student, SEN School of Nursing, Bansang, The Gambia