Primary Health Centre and Primary Care Library (Series A Essential Titles)

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This collection of books is intended for a health centre, probably in rural Africa, with a nurse, medical assistant or possibly a doctor working in relative isolation with little help and equipment, no real laboratory and only rudimentary pharmacy. It is assumed that there are no obstetric facilities and surgery is limited to stitching a wound or opening an abcess. The titles included are:
Common Skin Diseases in Africa (2009)
Crofton's Tuberculosis (3rd ed, 2009)
Encouraging Change (water, sanitation and hygiene, 2003)
Essential Drugs (practical guidelines, 2010)
First Aid Manual (9th ed, 2009)
Hospital Care for Children (2005)
How to Diagnose and Treat Leprosy (2002)
How to Make Maternal Health Services More Women Friendly (2001)
Managing a Health Facility (2007)
Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine (3rd ed, 2008)
TB/HIV Clinical Guide (2nd ed, 2004)
Where There is No Doctor (African ed, 2009)

Product Code: B/LIB1
Format: Collection of books