Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook

Considered by the World Health Organization to be the most widely-used health care manual in the world, Where There Is No Doctor provides easy-to-understand information on how to identify, treat, and prevent many common health issues. Inside you'll find:


  • examining and caring for sick people – how to check breathing, pulse, and temperature; identifying diseases based on fever patterns, watching for signs of dangerous illnesses, and when to go for medical help
  • identifying and treating illnesses – recognizing common sicknesses including dehydration, cold and flu, asthma, allergic reactions, arthritis, and back pain, as well as serious illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus, dengue, and typhoid fever
  • sanitation and disease prevention – promoting good hygiene, step-by-step instructions to build a basic latrine, and prevention and treatment of intestinal parasites and worms
  • first aid and wilderness medicine – how to treat minor injuries like small and large cuts and minor burns, and more serious injuries and conditions like drowning, broken bones, bullet or knife wounds, snakebites, and shock
  • pregnancy and sexual health – staying healthy during pregnancy, preparing for birth, and delivering a baby; birth control methods; identifying, treating, and preventing sexually transmitted infections like HIV and syphilis
  • medicines and home remedies – how and when to use medicines, how to tell if a home remedy is helpful or harmful, and an easy-to-reference index of medicines with uses, dosages, and precautions

Heavily illustrated and written in plain language, this handbook emphasizes addressing the underlying causes of poor health and focuses on cleanliness, healthy diet, vaccinations, and appropriate, cautious use of medicines. Useful for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion, Where There Is No Doctor has been translated into over 75 languages around the world. This practical and trusted guide helps readers protect and care for their own health and that of their families and communities.


The latest update (March 2024, 20th printing) includes current medication information such as updates on antibiotics and other medicines, HIV treatment and prevention, malaria treatment, and prevention of pre-eclampsia for pregnant people. It expands further on diabetes, heart problems, family planning, reproductive health, and much more.


About Hesperian Health Guides: Hesperian partners with health workers, community members, medical professionals, and others around the world to develop, publish, and share accurate health information. To help all people take greater control over their health, Hesperian's books are written using plain, easy-to-understand language, feature plentiful illustrations and are regularly updated with the latest medical information.

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Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook

Considered by the World Health Organization to be the most widely-used health care manual in the world, Where There Is No Doctor provides easy-to-understand information on how to identify, treat, and prevent many common health issues. Inside you'll find:


  • examining and caring for sick people – how to check breathing, pulse, and temperature; identifying diseases based on fever patterns, watching for signs of dangerous illnesses, and when to go for medical help
  • identifying and treating illnesses – recognizing common sicknesses including dehydration, cold and flu, asthma, allergic reactions, arthritis, and back pain, as well as serious illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus, dengue, and typhoid fever
  • sanitation and disease prevention – promoting good hygiene, step-by-step instructions to build a basic latrine, and prevention and treatment of intestinal parasites and worms
  • first aid and wilderness medicine – how to treat minor injuries like small and large cuts and minor burns, and more serious injuries and conditions like drowning, broken bones, bullet or knife wounds, snakebites, and shock
  • pregnancy and sexual health – staying healthy during pregnancy, preparing for birth, and delivering a baby; birth control methods; identifying, treating, and preventing sexually transmitted infections like HIV and syphilis
  • medicines and home remedies – how and when to use medicines, how to tell if a home remedy is helpful or harmful, and an easy-to-reference index of medicines with uses, dosages, and precautions

Heavily illustrated and written in plain language, this handbook emphasizes addressing the underlying causes of poor health and focuses on cleanliness, healthy diet, vaccinations, and appropriate, cautious use of medicines. Useful for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion, Where There Is No Doctor has been translated into over 75 languages around the world. This practical and trusted guide helps readers protect and care for their own health and that of their families and communities.


The latest update (March 2024, 20th printing) includes current medication information such as updates on antibiotics and other medicines, HIV treatment and prevention, malaria treatment, and prevention of pre-eclampsia for pregnant people. It expands further on diabetes, heart problems, family planning, reproductive health, and much more.


About Hesperian Health Guides: Hesperian partners with health workers, community members, medical professionals, and others around the world to develop, publish, and share accurate health information. To help all people take greater control over their health, Hesperian's books are written using plain, easy-to-understand language, feature plentiful illustrations and are regularly updated with the latest medical information.

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Considered by the World Health Organization to be the most widely-used health care manual in the world, Where There Is No Doctor provides easy-to-understand information on how to identify, treat, and prevent many common health issues. Inside you'll find:


  • examining and caring for sick people – how to check breathing, pulse, and temperature; identifying diseases based on fever patterns, watching for signs of dangerous illnesses, and when to go for medical help
  • identifying and treating illnesses – recognizing common sicknesses including dehydration, cold and flu, asthma, allergic reactions, arthritis, and back pain, as well as serious illnesses like malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus, dengue, and typhoid fever
  • sanitation and disease prevention – promoting good hygiene, step-by-step instructions to build a basic latrine, and prevention and treatment of intestinal parasites and worms
  • first aid and wilderness medicine – how to treat minor injuries like small and large cuts and minor burns, and more serious injuries and conditions like drowning, broken bones, bullet or knife wounds, snakebites, and shock
  • pregnancy and sexual health – staying healthy during pregnancy, preparing for birth, and delivering a baby; birth control methods; identifying, treating, and preventing sexually transmitted infections like HIV and syphilis
  • medicines and home remedies – how and when to use medicines, how to tell if a home remedy is helpful or harmful, and an easy-to-reference index of medicines with uses, dosages, and precautions

Heavily illustrated and written in plain language, this handbook emphasizes addressing the underlying causes of poor health and focuses on cleanliness, healthy diet, vaccinations, and appropriate, cautious use of medicines. Useful for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion, Where There Is No Doctor has been translated into over 75 languages around the world. This practical and trusted guide helps readers protect and care for their own health and that of their families and communities.


The latest update (March 2024, 20th printing) includes current medication information such as updates on antibiotics and other medicines, HIV treatment and prevention, malaria treatment, and prevention of pre-eclampsia for pregnant people. It expands further on diabetes, heart problems, family planning, reproductive health, and much more.


About Hesperian Health Guides: Hesperian partners with health workers, community members, medical professionals, and others around the world to develop, publish, and share accurate health information. To help all people take greater control over their health, Hesperian's books are written using plain, easy-to-understand language, feature plentiful illustrations and are regularly updated with the latest medical information.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940186701323
Publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Publication date: 05/23/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 508,745
File size: 20 MB
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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.

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