Health for the People: National Community Health Worker Programs from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe


November 10, 2020

Health for the People: National Community Health Worker Programs from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe | 2020 | Edited by Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | The book consists of case studies of 29 national community health worker programs, along with introductory...

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Setting up Community Health and Development Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries


November 14, 2019

Setting up Community Health and Development Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | 2019 | Ted Lankester and Nathan Grills | This book illustrates how to start, develop, and maintain a health care program in poor areas across the world. The focus is on the community, and how...

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Just and Lasting Change


November 10, 2016

Just and Lasting Change: When Communities Own Their Futures | 2016, Second Edition | Daniel Taylor and Carl Taylor | How can public health workers, policy experts, and medical professionals work with members of developing nations to promote social change in rapid, cost-effective, and locally appropriate ways? In...

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Where There Is No Doctor


November 14, 2015

Where There Is No Doctor | Updated in 2015 | D. Werner | The most widely-used manual for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion around the world. The 2015 updated edition includes the latest medication information, a newly revised family planning chapter,...

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