Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
by David Werner, Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell
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Author: Carol Thuman, David Werner, Jane MaxwellEdition: Paperback
Published: 1992-05-25
ISBN: 0942364155
Number of pages: 446
Publisher: Hesperian Foundation
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Book Review: Helping East Africa
Summary: 4 Stars
My family and I are missionaries living in E. Africa. I am a registered nurse in the U.S. so I do have medical training, yet here in Africa I have turned to (the older version of this book) many times. I have turned to this book for ringworms, scabies, malaria, medication, birth control options, infant malnutrition, etc. A lot of teaching to the local people, and plan to do much more. This book is easy to read, and a great reference. I did not give it a 5 start b/c for some reason (the older version of this book)not sure about the latest one, but it uses the word shi* for the word stools, or poop. And I can see how someone who does not have medical training could try some of the procedures in the book (ex. circumcision) and end up doing more harm than good. So that is my review.
Summary of Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is perhaps the most widely-used health care manual in the world.Useful for health workers, clinicians, and others involved in primary health care delivery and health promotion programs, with millions of copies in print in more than 75 languages, the manual provides practical, easily understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common diseases. Special attention is focused on mutrition, infection and disease prevention, and diagnostic techniques as primary ways to prevent and treat health problems.
This 2007 reprint includes new material on preventing the transmission of blood-borne diseases, how HIV/AIDS is reflected in many health issues, and basic Antiretroviral treatment information, as well as updated information on children and aspirin, stomach ulcers, hepatitis, and malaria treatments.
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