| Titre : | 
					Where there is no doctor : a village health care handbook | 
				 
					| Type de document :  | 
					texte imprimé | 
				 
					| Auteurs :  | 
					Werner, David, Auteur ; Carol Thuman, Auteur ; Jane Maxwell, Auteur | 
				 
					| Editeur : | 
					Berkeley, Calif. [USA] : The Hesperian Foundation | 
				 
					| Année de publication :  | 
					c2013 | 
				 
					| Importance :  | 
					W29, 446 p. | 
				 
					| Présentation :  | 
					Illustrations | 
				 
					| Format :  | 
					25 cm | 
				 
					| ISBN/ISSN/EAN :  | 
					978-0-942364-15-6 | 
				 
					| Note générale :  | 
					Includes Index. | 
				 
					| Langues : | 
					Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) | 
				 
					| Catégories :  | 
					Community Health Workers. Medicine, Popular. Rural health.
  | 
				 
					| Index. décimale :  | 
					RC 81  | 
				 
					| Résumé :  | 
						 
Where there is no Doctor is more an a book on first aid. It covers a wide range of things that affect the health of people- from diarrhea to tuberculosis, from helpful and harmful home remedies to the cautious use of modern medicines. Special importance is placed on cleanliness, a healthy diet, and vaccinations. The book also covers in detail both childbirth and family planning. Not only does it help readers realize  Read more... | 
				 
					| Note de contenu :  | 
					Words to the village health worker (brown pages) -- 
Homes cures and popular beliefs -- 
Sicknesses that are often confused -- 
How to examine a sick person -- 
How to take care of a sick person -- 
Healing without medicines -- 
Right and wrong use of modern medicines -- 
Antibiotics : what they are and how to use them -- 
How to measure and give medicine -- 
Instructions and precautions for injections -- 
First aid -- 
Nutrition : what to eat to be healthy -- 
Prevention : how to avoid many sicknesses -- 
Some very common sicknesses -- 
Serious illnesses that need special medical attention -- 
Skin problems -- 
The eyes -- 
The teeth, gums and mouth -- 
The urinary system and the genitals -- 
Information for mothers and midwives -- 
Family planning -- 
having the number of children you want -- 
Health and sicknesses of children -- 
Health and sicknesses of older people -- 
The medicine kit -- 
The green pages : the uses, dosage, and precautions for medicines -- 
The blue pages : new information -- 
Vocabulary : explaining difficult words -- 
Addresses for teaching materials -- 
Index (yellow pages). | 
				  
 
					Where there is no doctor : a village health care handbook [texte imprimé] /  Werner, David, Auteur ;  Carol Thuman, Auteur ;  Jane Maxwell, Auteur . -  Berkeley, Calif. [USA] : The Hesperian Foundation, c2013 . - W29, 446 p. : Illustrations ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-942364-15-6 Includes Index. Langues : Anglais ( eng)  Langues originales : Anglais ( eng) 
					| Catégories :  | 
					Community Health Workers. Medicine, Popular. Rural health.
  | 
				 
					| Index. décimale :  | 
					RC 81  | 
				 
					| Résumé :  | 
						 
Where there is no Doctor is more an a book on first aid. It covers a wide range of things that affect the health of people- from diarrhea to tuberculosis, from helpful and harmful home remedies to the cautious use of modern medicines. Special importance is placed on cleanliness, a healthy diet, and vaccinations. The book also covers in detail both childbirth and family planning. Not only does it help readers realize  Read more... | 
				 
					| Note de contenu :  | 
					Words to the village health worker (brown pages) -- 
Homes cures and popular beliefs -- 
Sicknesses that are often confused -- 
How to examine a sick person -- 
How to take care of a sick person -- 
Healing without medicines -- 
Right and wrong use of modern medicines -- 
Antibiotics : what they are and how to use them -- 
How to measure and give medicine -- 
Instructions and precautions for injections -- 
First aid -- 
Nutrition : what to eat to be healthy -- 
Prevention : how to avoid many sicknesses -- 
Some very common sicknesses -- 
Serious illnesses that need special medical attention -- 
Skin problems -- 
The eyes -- 
The teeth, gums and mouth -- 
The urinary system and the genitals -- 
Information for mothers and midwives -- 
Family planning -- 
having the number of children you want -- 
Health and sicknesses of children -- 
Health and sicknesses of older people -- 
The medicine kit -- 
The green pages : the uses, dosage, and precautions for medicines -- 
The blue pages : new information -- 
Vocabulary : explaining difficult words -- 
Addresses for teaching materials -- 
Index (yellow pages). | 
				 
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