Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook (Revised)

Title: Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook (Revised)
Author: David Werner
ISBN: 9780942364156
Publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Published: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Second Edition, 21st Revised Printing (May 2025)
Number of Pages: 446
Condition: Used Copy
Publisher Description:

Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, is arguably the most widely-used health care manual in the world.

This updated reprint features updated medication information, a newly revised family planning chapter, new treatments for a variety of infections, and more.

All Hesperian books are regularly updated and reprinted to reflect accurate medical information.

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 nutrition, infection and disease prevention, and diagnostic techniques as primary ways to prevent and treat health problems.