Hesperian Health Guides
About this Book
This book was written to help anyone who lives as a woman and anyone who can become pregnant care for their own health, and to help community health workers or others meet women’s health needs. We have included information useful for those with no formal training in health care skills, as well as information for those who do have some training.
Although this book covers a wide range of health problems, it does not cover many problems that can affect anyone, such as malaria, parasites, intestinal problems, and other diseases. For information on these kinds of problems, see Where There Is No Doctor or another general medical book.
Sometimes the information in this book will not be enough for you to solve a health problem. When this happens, get more help. Depending on the problem, we may suggest:
Depending on the problem, we may suggest that you: If you need to get help
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- See a health worker. This means that a trained health worker should be able to help you solve the problem.
- Get medical help. This means you need to go to a clinic that has trained medical people or a doctor, or a laboratory where basic tests can be done.
- Go to a hospital. This means you need to see a doctor at a hospital that is equipped for emergencies, for surgery, or for special tests.
This page was updated:13 Nov 2023