Donde no hay doctor para mujeres

Donde no hay doctor para mujeres (the Spanish version of Where Women Have No Doctor) combines self-help medical information with the tools for organizing against the poverty and discrimination that impacts women's health and access to medical care. The first community-based health book for women, Donde no hay doctor para mujeres serves as an essential resource for any woman or girl wanting to improve her health. Developed with the help of community-based groups, village health workers, and women's health experts in more than 30 countries, the manual gives treatment information for many health problems that affect only women or affect women differently from men. Topics covered include: ways to stay healthy; understanding the reproductive parts of women's bodies; mental health; politics of women's health; nutrition; pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding; HIV/AIDS and other STI's; rape and violence against women; health concerns of girls, women with disabilities, refugee women, and older women; how to use medicines safely.