🩹 Staying Well
Stop sickness before it starts, handle hurts calmly, and know exactly when to go find real medical care.
Wash hands and keep clean
Wash hands with clean water before food and after the latrine — the single habit that stops most sickness.
Dig a latrine far from water
Put body waste in a covered pit downhill and far away from any water or food.
Clean and cover cuts
Wash a wound well with clean water, cover it, watch for redness, and get real medical help for deep ones.
Handle burns, breaks, and sprains
Cool burns with clean water, splint broken bones straight and still, rest sprains — and get the hurt person to real care.
Care for fever and gut sickness
Give rest and lots of safe water with a pinch of salt and sweet, and learn the danger signs that mean go for help now.
Stop sickness from spreading
When someone is ill, let them rest apart, wash often, share no cups, and keep their water and food separate.
Care for your teeth
Clean teeth every day with chew sticks and rinses, because teeth do not grow back.
Know when to go for real help
Learn the signs that home care is not enough and reaching a doctor matters more than anything else in this book.
Help a baby be born
Keep your hands clean, keep the baby warm and breathing, let the body do its work, and know the few things you must do yourself because no help arrives in time.