Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook: Amazon.ca: David Werner, Carole Thuman, Jane Maxwell: Books

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Publication Date: Aug 1 2002

With 3 million copies in print in over 50 languages, Where There Is No Doctor is the most widely used health care manual in use in developing countries today. Using simple language and hundreds of drawings, the book provides information about recognising, treating and preventing common illnesses and injuries. But it is far more than simple first aid information. It covers a wide range of subjects that affect the health of the villager - from diarrhoea to tuberculosis, from helpful and harmful home remedies to the cautious use of certain modern medicines. Special importance is placed on cleanliness, a healthy diet, vaccination, childbirth and family planning. The African edition covers diseases commonly found in Africa.

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With 3 million copies in print in over 50 languages, Where There Is No Doctor is the most widely used health care manual in use in developing countries today. Using simple language and hundreds of drawings, the book provides information about recognising, treating and preventing common illnesses and injuries. But it is far more than simple first aid information. It covers a wide range of subjects that affect the health of the villager - from diarrhoea to tuberculosis, from helpful and harmful home remedies to the cautious use of certain modern medicines. Special importance is placed on cleanliness, a healthy diet, vaccination, childbirth and family planning. The African edition covers diseases commonly found in Africa.

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"Home health care manuals are a dime a dozen, but this one is in a league by itself... This amazing manual [Where There Is No Doctor]... successfully brings together modern concepts of public health and personal health care into a usable and understandable format for the Third World villager. If you are a physician, dentist or nurse planning to volunteer on a medical mercy mission, review this book ahead of time and take it with you." -Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 125, no. 12. "Where There Is No Doctor is an indispensable resource... This book has been, quite literally, a lifesaver for the poor - even where there is a doctor." - Paul Farmer, Professor of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School. "I consider Where There Is No Doctor my health bible. I carry it with me on every trip I take, and refer to it often. The information provided in this book is simple, straight forward, and easy to read. I would highly recommend that any person planning to serve overseas have a personal copy for reference." - Anita Good, Mennonite Central Committee Honduras. "Your book Where There Is No Doctor is our 'bible' of health education and is the first tool with which we equip organizations new to our program. The full body of Hesperian publications is our encyclopedia, and our experience has shown that once we have your publications we need look no further for health education materials. Even if we did look, we wouldn't find anything. There's nothing out there like it!" - Ellen Vor der Bruegge, Freedom From Hunger. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

A biologist and educator by training, David Werner has been a health activist for the past 40 years in village health care, and community-based rehabilitation. He has worked in more than 50 countries helping to facilitate health workshops and training programs, and has been a consultant for UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, and the Peace Corps, and has received awards and/or fellowships from the World Health Organization, the American Pediatric Association, the American Medical Writers Association, and the MacArthur Foundation. Carol Thuman, RN, FNP, MS, works at the Alameda County Medical Center, specializing in Women's Health Care. Jane Maxwell is a Senior Editor at Hesperian Health Guides, and has supervised or contributed to several books on women's health care, including Where Women Have no Doctor, A Health Hankbook for Women with Disabilities, and the forthcoming Women's Action Guide for Health. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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