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Welcome to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pacific Open Learning Health Net interactive learning module series. The modules are designed to help you, as a health worker, increase your understanding of the diseases and provide health education for different audiences. They use simple, non-technical language that you can easily adapt for your presentations to schools, community groups, and others.

There are three modules in this series. Topics cover diabetes, HIV/AIDS and TB, and mosquito-borne diseases.

Using the modules
There are five chapters in each module: General Information, Prevention, Treatment, Resources, and Communication Skills. You will need to use the bar in the center of the page to scroll down to read all of the material in the chapter. In each chapter, there are three to five subheadings with further information on the topics. Some words are underlined; these words represent links to additional information resources contained in the modules.

Printing Materials
If you would like to print the materials in the modules, click on the printer icon at the middle bottom of the screen. Clicking on this icon will allow you to print out a PDF version of each chapter of the modules.

System Requirements
These modules requires the Macromedia® Shockwave™ Player to run properly. In order to view and print the module contents and many of the documents provided in these modules, you will need to use Adobe® Reader®. If you don’t have Macromedia® Shockwave™ or Adobe® Reader® installed on your computer, you will find it on the Utilities page. For detailed instructions of how to install Shockwave™ or Reader®, please refer to the README file.

Both Platforms:
Macromedia® Shockwave™ Player
Adobe® Reader®
Internet Explorer 5 or higher

Disclaimer
Neither the Pacific Open Learning Health Net, the World Health Organization, PREL, or any other organization or individual involved in the development of, or mentioned in, these modules guarantee that the information therein is correct. The modules represent an effort to assemble the best possible information available at the time of publication. This effort may inadvertently have allowed omissions, errors of fact, and/or outdated information. The parties mentioned above shall not be held liable for any outcome following from the use or misuse of the information in this module.

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