Health and Sanitation
Health and Sanitation
“Compare the countries and the reasons for death and current life expectancy”.
Classroom Activities
There are numerous activities listed below to help you create a fun and informative lesson about Health and Sanitation. There are also some excellent resources, in the “Useful links” and “Downloads” sections.
Suggested Lessons:
Compare the countries and the reasons for death and current life expectancy.
Share a healthy plan with your link school: What would you include in this? Share your findings with your link school.
Health and Sanitation - Useful Links
Causes of death in Malawi by %, UK and around the World! - (must see)!
Malawi major infectious diseases - information about diseases in Malawi.
Poverty and Healthcare in Malawi- Explains the main issues of poverty.
Water Aid Malawi - The impact of water shortages on health.
Images of water in Malawi- Good photos for wall presentation.
Images of water pollution in Malawi.
School Linking - Useful Downloads
Walk to School flyer - Encourage children in the UK to walk to school rather than go by car. - Click here
Health for Kids - Find out more about different illnesses and what we can do to stay healthy - Click here
Resilience Game - A board game that explores issues around mental health and well being - Click here
Primary Health and Wellbeing Challenges - a useful resource from Healthy Schools Manchester - Click here
Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing - statutory guidance from the Department for Education - Click here
Starfish TV - Useful Internet Videos
Malawi hygiene hand-wash - (2:41) Children's Malawi cartoon about washing hands.
Malawi healthcare - MACOBO - (7:22) Helping people in the village.
Improving healthcare in Malawi - (4:10) Reducing infant mortality & healthcare.
Malaria in Malawi - (2:13) Malaria and it's treatment.
Malawi dirty water: Repairing wells - (2:58) Impact of dirty water on health & how some young people choose to do something about it.