Where There Is No Doctor - by David Werner

[Guest guest]

Earlier we mentioned the Barefoot Doctor -- the Chinese health care manual.

Pancaratna prabhu said that a better book was *Where There Is No Doctor*

[*Donde No Hay Doctor* in Spanish] by David Werner. My husband bought a used

copy of the *Barefood Doctor* for me. It is interesting, but looks a little

difficult to use.

 

I just borrowed a copy of *Where There Is No Doctor* and it looks extremely

easy to use -- with many clear drawings to help assist in a village health

situation. Both books look valuable, but I think *Where There Is No Doctor*

would be best if you had to choose.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

Here's the order information from Amazon.com:

 

Donde No Hay Doctor (Spanish Edition)

by David Werner

Our Price: $17.00

 

 

Paperback Spanish edition (June 1980)

Hesperian Foundation; ISBN: 0942364015

Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks.

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: 72,680

Avg. Customer Review: [4 1/2 stars]

Number of Reviews: 2

 

Customer Comments

 

A reader from New Mexico, USA , December 29, 1998

I won't leave home without it!

We just returned from a Hurricane Mitch Medical Relief Team in Honduras. This

book was

invaluable to the entire team. Comprehensive enough to aid in the diagnosis and

treatment of

ailments not often encountered in the US, and basic enough to share the info

with the

patients to aid with education. A must for anyone practicing medicine in

Spanish speaking

developing countries. We live near the Mexico border and I've ordered one to

help me out

here!

 

PENNING-DK (AT) worldnet (DOT) att.net from Near Chicago, Illinois , February 7, 1998

 

Useful & practical

I came across this book in Mexico in 1986. The book is clearly written and

comprhensive.

It should be a valuable resource for persons in rural Latin American (spanish

speaking)

populations where there is no health professional. We have a 13 year old

spanish speaking

foster daughter through Healing the Children. She has limited reading skills

(classified EMH)

and is facinated with the learning to be found in Donde No Hay Doctor. The

simple but

comprehensive drawings spur her on to struggle (because of her limited ability)

through the

reading (well written). I wanted a copy to send back with her to her rural

village in the

Dominican Republic.

 

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Here's another title also by David Werner

 

 

Helping Health Workers Learn : A Book of Methods, Aids, and Ideas

for Instructors at the Village Level

by David Werner, Bill Bower

Our Price: $20.00

 

 

Paperback (December 1982)

Hesperian Foundation; ISBN: 0942364104