Where There Is No Doctor is perhaps the most widely used health care manual in the developing world. Using simple language and hundreds of drawings, the book provides information about recognizing, treating, and preventing common illnesses and injuries. Where There Is No Doctor is more than a book on first aid.
Special importance is placed upon cleanliness, a healthy diet, and vaccinations.
The book also covers in detail both childbirth and family planning. Not only does it help the reader realize what he can do for himself, but it helps him recognize which problems need the attention of an experienced health worker. It explains in simple words and drawings what he can do to prevent, recognize, and treat many common sicknesses. The village storekeeper or pharmacist who sells medicines and health-care supplies. The book explains which medicines are most useful for specific sicknesse and warns agains ones that are useless or dangerous.