Where There Is No Doctor Explained

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
Author:David Werner
Carol Thuman
Jane Maxwell
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Health care
Publisher:Hesperian Health Guides
Pub Date:Second revised edition: 1992. Fifteenth revised printing: November 2017
Pages:512
Isbn:978-0-942364-15-6
Dewey:610 20
Congress:RC81 .W4813 1992
Oclc:25592300

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook is a healthcare manual published by Hesperian Health Guides. Based on David Werner's experiences at his Project Piaxtla in western Mexico, it was originally written in 1970 in Spanish as Donde No Hay Doctor.[1] It has since been revised multiple times, sold over one million copies, and been translated into over 100 languages. The book is available for purchase as a book or CD, and can be downloaded as a PDF for free.[2]

Its distribution is worldwide. In Uzbekistan, a United States Agency for International Development grant enabled a team under Dr. Donald Elsworth and Robert Graves of Central Asian Free Exchange to translate the book into Uzbek.[3] The U.S. Peace Corps has also distributed it in The Gambia.[4]

In 2012, Hesperian Health Guides launched their Digital Commons, and health manuals, including Where There Is No Doctor, which could at one time be downloaded in 26 different languages, including Arabic, Filipino, Khmer, Lao, Portuguese, Spanish, and Urdu.[5] The Commons also made available images from the book.

Content

The book covers diarrhoea, malaria, bone fractures, ringworm, and others. Special emphasis is placed on hygiene, a healthy diet and vaccinations. The new edition includes information about some additional health problems, such as AIDS, dengue fever, complications from abortion, and drug addiction, and covers both childbirth and family planning.[6]

Reception

In the British Medical Journal, a 1998 review said:

The book was referenced in a 2004 article in The Lancet, entitled "Can we achieve health information for all by 2015?" The authors wrote that:

In the Journal of the American Medical Association, a 2010 review said,

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Werner, David . Where there is no doctor: a village health care handbook . Thuman . Carol . Maxwell . Jane . Werner . David . 2009 . Hesperian Foundation . 978-0-942364-15-6 . Rev. ed., 10. printing . Palo Alto, Calif.
  2. Web site: Hesperian English PDFs . 2024-02-29 . languages.hesperian.org.
  3. Web site: Ferghana Report (Central Asia Monitor, 2000 No. The Nepali version of this book was translated by Dr Yogendra Pradhanang, which is very popular in Nepal. 1). 2008-11-05. David Nalle. 2000-02-25.
  4. Web site: Jamie Rhein . Peace Corps testimonial . 2008-11-05.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Hesperian Digital Commons. 2012-05-11 .
  6. Web site: Where There Is No Doctor review. 2012-04-19 .