[medinformatics] Afghani Women Receive Interactive Health Books

[Medical Informatics News]

In one of his last duties before leaving the administration,
Health and Human Services Department Secretary Tommy Thompson announced the
delivery of 2,000 interactive health education books for women in Afghanistan. From Federal Computer Week:

The “talking books,” designed by LeapFrog
Enterprises, use the same LeapPad learning technology as the company’s storybooks for children. Thompson
announced the program in August. It is aimed primarily at the 80 percent of Afghani women who cannot read or write,
and the books cover more than 19 subjects, including diet, childhood immunization, pregnancy, breastfeeding,
sanitation and water boiling, treating injuries and burns, and preventing disease.

The books are available in both of Afghanistan’s major languages, Dari and Pashto. They are the first product
that LeapFrog developed for adults, according to the company.


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