Here's the link... Books and Resources | Hesperian Health Guides *** editors note: The links listed below do not work, please use the link above ^^^^ to access books directly. Leaving list below for the list of good reading/download material. English titles for download A Community Guide to Environmental Health Where There Is No Doctor Where Women Have No Doctor A Book for Midwives A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities Disabled Village Children HIV, HEALTH AND YOUR COMMUNITY is no longer available for download from Hesperian. Helping Children Who Are Deaf Helping Children Who Are Blind A Worker's Guide to Health and Safety Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment Water for life Pesticides are poison Safe Handling of Health Care Waste Women's Health Exchange Global Health Watch 2005-2006 Global Health Watch 2 Where There Is No Dentist The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
Yup... being surrounded by women... aging mother, young daughter and even the dogs are female... the female stuff is very important... I wouldn't have a clue otherwise... and I definitely want the women in this house and others to survive if I can help it.... would hate to screw up just because I overlooked the fact that women may have some needs that I hadn't thought of... good info to have printed out and/or burned on a disc or small drive....
I just ordered Where there is no doctor from Amazon. It was cheaper than the ink cartridge and paper to print it on this computer!
Hesperian Press also has a good book on midwifery and another on gynecology. Whether you buy them printed, download them and print them, or just read them on the screen, the important point is to read these books (preferably more than once). I've always gotten a macabre chuckle from these first-aid kit ads that include an instruction book. I can visualize a "first-aider" frantically thumbing through the book while the patient bleeds out on the floor. "Where There Is No Doctor" will also give a lot of information on what equipment, supplies, and drugs to have stashed.