Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
   1. About Bettercare
   2. Why decentralised learning?
   3. Free Bettercare Online Learning Platform
   4. Learning programmes
   5. Format of the courses
   6. Updating the course material
   7. Contact information
   8. Registration
3. About this book
4. 1 Growth and nutrition
   1. Objectives
   2. Growth
   3. Good Nutrition
   4. Malnutrition
   5. Overweight
   6. Managing a child with malnutrition
   7. Case studies
5. 2 Childhood HIV
   1. Objectives
   2. HIV and Aids
   3. Diagnosing HIV infection
   4. Managing a child with HIV infection
   5. Case studies
6. 3 Tuberculosis in children
   1. Objectives
   2. Cause of TB
   3. Diagnosing TB
   4. Treating TB
   5. Case studies
7. 4 Adolescent Care
   1. Objectives
   2. Adolescence and puberty
   3. Challenges of adolescence
   4. Adolescent sexuality
   5. Adolescent friendly care
   6. Case studies