The curriculum of our Barefoot Doctors School is built around a book that has saved many lives. It's called Where There is No Doctor, and it was first written by David Werner back in the 1970s. Since then it has undergone several revisions, but it is essentially the same book Werner wrote over 30 years ago. It's a field manual for people out in remote areas so they can deal with illnesses and injuries even when no doctor is around. Where There is No Doctor is a fascinating book filled with pencil sketches depicting various illnesses so they can be accurately diagnosed and treated. It also shows how to set bones, stitch up lacerations, and take care of many other injuries. Our instructors will be teaching many of the same topics during our five weeks of medical training, and each of our students will be given their own copy of the book in Burmese (an edition that only recently came out.) If you are interested in seeing what this book is like, go to the Hesperian Foundation website where they make a pdf version available for free. You can go straight to the page where the book can be downloaded at: http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download_wtnd.php. After they are properly trained, our Barefoot Doctors are able to give First Aid and so much more!
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