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Summary: Tis book applies to the U.S.A. as well
Review: I am appluading this book from the perspective of a Health Educator and a Masters prepared Nurse Educator. I first encountered this wonderful book when I was completing a Masters of Public Health in Health Education at the University of Hawaii. My fellow students came from all over the world, and especially from Asia and the Islands of the Pacific Basin. They found this book VERY appropriate to their village situations. As a Nurse Educator I have also found that it applies to some populations within the U.S. who belive, for example, that certain physiological symptoms mean that a neighbor or family member is "possessed." My students from these populations, who are returning to serve their native communities have embraced this book with gratitude. I ALSO recommend very highly the companion volume, "Helping Health Workers Learn," which has many many good suggestions for health education programs and which focuses on developing local, "native" health promoters. David Werner has saved many lives.
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Summary: Can't be without it!
Review: I am studying for a laboratory specialist in the US Army now. While growing up, my mother many times cured me with this book ...this was our family doctor we have a very old copy and I am so happy to find this again... I have learned so much in this book and must say that this book is extremly valuable.
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Summary: Can't be without it!
Review: I am studying for a laboratory specialist in the US Army now. While growing up, my mother many times cured me with this book ...this was our family doctor we have a very old copy and I am so happy to find this again... I have learned so much in this book and must say that this book is extremly valuable.
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Summary: Where There Is No Health Insurance
Review: I bought this book for traveling in Latin America but upon returning home have nicknamed my copy "Where There Is No Health Insurance". It's readable and specific (no medical euphemisms) and doesn't take the usual home health manual tack of "if you suffer anything more than a paper cut, you must go immediately to a Licensed Professional who will charge you $500 to recommend rest and fluids." My advice to the uninsured is to read this book CAREFULLY from cover to cover, then go to Mexico and stock up on basic antibiotics, etc that are available over the counter there. You will no longer have to choose between ignoring your health problems and incurring massive debt (and people claim this book is not relevant to the US!)
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Summary: Simply Superior - Period.
Review: I first saw this book in Africa. My team was treating pretty much everything that came down the pike. This book helped us more than anything else besides experience. I had three copies of this book from the Peace Corps. They've all gone "down the forsaken path of the loaned book". This and "Where There is no Dentist" are simply superior - Period.
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Summary: Very useful book for anyone in a rural area.
Review: I found this book to be simply written and easy to understand. It is full of useful information for anyone treating sicknesses in a rural area of the world. The book is practical even if you have no background in medicine. Everyone that I have heard of that have used the book found it extremely helpful.
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Summary: Tanzanian girls found it excellent
Review: I gave a copy of the Swahili version to my Tanzanian nieces, who spent every evening reading it by candle-light. They ranged in age from 6 to 17 and said it was the best thing they had ever read. I had hired a young woman as cook during a three month stay in Tanzania and she was so taken with the book that she later wrote to ask me to help her with fees to train as a nurse, a profession in which she has now qualified. With government health services deteriorating in Tanzania, the girls were very thankful to have this book.
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I highly recomend this book. The author has done an exctraordinary job. This book is for both novice and advance people interested.
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Summary: Don't leave home without it!
Review: If you are the kind of person who would travel the third world by bus, then this book is for you. Five star hotel types need not apply.I found this book useful in diagnosing and treating tropical diseases like parasites, malaria and hepatitis-A. Bubbles in the stool, blood and mucus, how do you sort these tell tale signs out. "Where There Is No Doctor" helps you do this. I even used it to diagnose a case of celebral meningitis and saved the kids life by getting him to the nearest hospital which was 100 miles away. His parents thought it was a case of possession. The information on drugs and doses is also useful, especially in situtations where prescription drugs, heaven forbid, can be bought without a prescription. But then again, that's where you use this book -- Where there is no Doctor. Don't leave home without it.
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Summary: ...
Review: This and the companion volume, Where There is No Dentist, provide great practical grass-roots solutions to the problem of rising health care costs. As you might guess, Where There Is No Doctor and Where There is No Dentist, people practice proactive prevention instead of reactive treatment. Certainly it is good to live in a country where Doctors and Dentists abound, but they are expensive, and preventitive living is healthy living. Following the advice in these books won't just save you medical bills; it'll make you a healthier and better person all around. My highest recommendation...
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