Where There Is No Doctor - by David Werner

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


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Donde No Hay Doctor (Spanish Edition)
by David Werner
Our Price: $17.00


Paperback Spanish edition (June 1980)
Hesperian Foundation; ISBN: 0942364015
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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