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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 613.04244 EAN: 9780942364255 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0942364252 Label: Hesperian Foundation Manufacturer: Hesperian Foundation Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 583 Publication Date: 1997-06 Publisher: Hesperian Foundation Studio: Hesperian Foundation Related Items:
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 Rating:  - This book is a classicHaving worked for several years in refugee health, this book, along with "Where there is no doctor" were staples of our field health libraries. I was incredibly happy to see the book on the shelves in our clinics on the Thai-Burma border, and feel that it provides really thorough basic information for women's health programs. I think it is a really good teaching aid for rural health workers- my only wish is that there were glossy full page anatomy pictures- but alas. . . Rating: - Good general infoI brought this as a companion to "Where There is no Doctor" for a trip to Guatemala. Althought parts are very helpful, I tended to refer to the other book for concrete help. Excellent info of family planning, breast feeding which is a must for health care workers. Rating:  - well-writtenGreat book! Highly recommend it! I particularly like that it is written in simple, easy-to-understand terms with illustrations. It provides basic but key information about women's health care -- Dalay Lawrence Rating: - An easy-to-use, practical guide.Tonight I turned the television on and was distracted by a little blurb on CNN. They were discussing tuberculosis, andit got me thinking about how one would diagnose/treat it in the absence of our current health care systems. I decided this would be a good test for one of my birthday gifts from my amazon wishlist - a copy of this book. This is supposed to be a practical reference guide for female-oriented health problems. I picked it up and thumbed through it, and was distracted again ... Read More Rating: - Wonderful Update of the Where there is No Doctor SeriesI thought this book was wonderful because it not only addresses women's health in the reproductive realm but it also addresses the realities of women's health in developing countries: injuries due to overwork, too many children, violence, malnutrition, and also addresses mental illnesses. It also has a great section on FGM, AIDS, Sexual Violence, and Commerical Sex Workers. It integrates gender issues with traditional women's health concerns. I am dying to know when it is coming out in Spanish ... Read More 
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