The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Exhibit and Awards Program is pleased to welcome Books of Hope, which has revolutionized health communication with people who can not read through its speaking books. The low level of literacy is a major problem worldwide. Illiteracy severely reduces the effectiveness of any literature distributed to the many thousands in need of health care education.
The Speaking Book is a world first, and has received many awards and nominations.
Books of Hope partnered with SADAG, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, to design and produce interactive, multilingual Speaking Books that can be seen, read, heard and understood by the reader regardless of their reading ability.
The Speaking Book combines the latest sound chip technology featuring a sound track read by well-known local celebrities in the local language, with a durable laminated hard backed book, to take the reader on a step-by-step guide to wellness.
Books of Hope plans to have some of its speaking books on hand for the exhibit, and we look forward to seeing them in action.
