Health Resources

In association with East Timorese people the Mary MacKillop East Timor Mission produces and develops Tetun Community Health books and resources for the basic instruction and information of the East Timorese people and their communities. These include:

Radio Health Programmes

• Moris Isin Di’ak is a series of eight Radio Health Programmes written by Margaret Taylor and recorded by the staff of MMETM to provide basic health information to all people especially those in remote areas. With the cooperation of others e.g. Freeplay Radio, solar powered radios have been donated to regional health clinics, schools and other relevant gathering centres. The programmes are being broadcast by RTTL and some community radio stations. Hananu Isin Di'ak is the collection of the 12 health songs in the programme and is on a separate CD.

Text Materials

• Isin-di’ak ba Ema Hotu-hotu
  Good Health for Everyone
  Amanda Twohig (Tetun translation by Maria Simõa Tilman)
• Manual ba Treinu Nain Isin Di’ak Nian iha Vila ho Aldeia Sira iha Timor Lorosa’e
  A Train the Trainer Manual for Village Healthcare Workers in East Timor
  Grootjans, Fisher and McAuliffe, University of Sydney Faculty of Health Sciences. This is being revised in 2010.
  Trans. Filomena M. das Dores Oliveira
• Livru ho Ilas kona ba Saúde
  Health Charts and Booklet
  Sister Joan Westblade (Tetun translations by Luisa Marques) Artwork used with permission: Sister Noemi Kamezaki MD
• Moris Isin Di’ak
  A heath booklet and set of charts suitable for village clinics and schools.
  Sister Joan Westblade (Tetun translations by Luisa Marques) Artwork: Sister Irene Macinante

Radio Programme