Handbücher und Bücher zu Gesundheit und Bildung
A guide is useful when someone can open it in a village, explain it clearly and return to it later. These publications support health agents, teachers and families.
Books and guides for everyday care
Made to be read, carried and used in East Sumba

Learning in the field
Knowledge people can carry with them
These publications are used by local health agents, teachers and families. A printed page can stay in a village after the medical team has moved on.
We work with Agenten von Kawan Sehat and Kawan Baik Indonesia to explain care and prevention in ways people can discuss and use.
01 / Read together
Books for families
Stories and illustrations open conversations about everyday health. These editions can be read at home or used in a group.

Kawan Sehat book — English
Illustrated stories about hygiene, food, water and everyday health, made for children and families.
Open English PDF
Kawan Sehat book — Indonesian
The field edition used for conversations with children and families in East Sumba.
Open Indonesian PDFStorytelling guide
A companion for teachers and health agents using the Kawan Sehat book with children.
Open English PDF02 / Use in the field
For health agents and field teams
Printed material supports training and reference in places where connectivity is limited. Clinical decisions still require assessment, supervision and referral when needed.
16 Cards for Good Health
Illustrated cards to choose one or two everyday health actions with a health worker. They support prevention and appropriate medicine use, without replacing necessary treatment.
Original idea: Flavie Wettstein, emergency nurse at CHUV, Lausanne.
Open Indonesian PDFGuide to the health posters
Discussion notes for agents who carry the posters into schools and homes.
Open English PDFPrimary care training manual
Training modules for Kawan Sehat agents, from assessment and wound care to referral.
Open Indonesian PDFKawan Sehat field guide
A compact printed reference for agents working where an internet connection is unreliable.
Open Indonesian PDF
HIV poster guide
Notes for respectful discussion of HIV transmission, testing, treatment and stigma.
Open Indonesian PDF
Sepsis study training guide
Field guidance for interviews and safe recognition of warning signs in the 2026 study.
Open Indonesian PDF
Sepsis study app guide
Instructions for collecting field survey data with the study application.
Open Indonesian PDFMalaria survey training guide
A practical module for teams collecting community and environmental observations.
Open Indonesian PDF03 / Build and grow
Water, sanitation and food
Practical materials for community work beyond the consultation: water storage, sanitation and home gardens.

