Recent News
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October 18, 2012
Yesterday, the Department of Health launched the first-ever Speaking Book addressing the understanding and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. According to the World Health […]
October 10, 2012
How much difference can one person make? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Today is World Mental Health Day, and I’d like to pay tribute to one woman who […]
August 26, 2012
Africa Innovations: 15 Ideas Helping to Transform a Continent A mobile phone database for dairy farmers and a strain of sweet potato that can help fight child blindness. These are […]
March 11, 2009
A Speaking Book on What it means to be part of a Clinical Trial.
March 11, 2009
Ensuring informed consent is critical in conducting safe and proper clinical trials. Speaking Books ensures it’s done. Check out the video.
October 13, 2008
Educating low literacy communities health care, mental health & suicide through Speaking (Audio) Books in Sub Saharan Africa. A documentary created by the South African government to support the Speaking […]
October 1, 2008
Healthcare, mental health & suicide audiobooks – The purpose, benefits, and values for speaking books (audio books) for low literacy communities.