336 Where There Is No Doctor 2011
THE VILLAGE MEDICINE KIT
This should have all the medicines and supplies mentioned in the Home Medicine
Kit, but in larger amounts, depending on the size of your village and distance from a
supply center. The Village Kit should also include the things listed here; many of them
are for treatment of more dangerous illnesses. You will have to change or add to the
list depending on the diseases in your area.
Supply
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
Price
Amount
FOR INJECTING:
syringes, 5 ml.
needles # 22, 3 cm long
# 25, 1 1/2 cm long
2
3–6
2–4
FOR TROUBLE URINATING:
catheter (rubber or plastic # 16 French)
2
FOR SPRAINS AND SWOLLEN VEINS:
elastic bandages,
2 and 3 inches wide
3–6
FOR LOOKING IN EARS, ETC:
penlight (small flashlight)
1
Page
65
239
102,175
213
34, 255,
309
Medicine
ADDITIONAL MEDICINES
Local brand
Price
FOR SEVERE INFECTIONS:
1. Penicillin, injectable;
if only one, procaine
penicillin 600,000 U. per ml.
2. Ampicillin, injectable
250 mg. ampules
and/or streptomycin
1 g. vials for combined
use with penicillin (if ampicillin
is too expensive)
3. Tetracycline, capsules
or tablets 250 mg.
FOR AMEBA AND GIARDIA INFECTIONS:
4. Metronidazole, 250 mg. tablets
FOR SEIZURES:
5. Phenobarbital, 15 mg. tablets
Amount Page
20–40
351
20–40
352
20–40
353
40–80
356
40–80
368
40–80
389