Book Description
Hesperian’s classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor , is arguably the most widely-used health care manual in the world.
This 2022 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.
About the Author
A biologist and educator by training, David Werner is a long-time health activist 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 holds a master’s degree in public health, and has additional training in both medical anthropology and journalism. Jane has worked in community-based health care settings in Mexico, Nepal, several countries in Africa, and with under-served urban communities in the United States.