HealthWrights Newsletter: David Werner and Where There is No Doctor (2) Overuse of medicines

25 February, 2026

Well said Neil. WTIND is bible for a public doctor that wants to serve people and Medicine. The title could/should be seen in the perspective of 'no doctor-no drugs prescribed', indeed countries are facing an epidemic of over prescription and overuse of drugs.

Best wishes from Dodoma

Massimo

HIFA profile: Massimo Serventi is a long-standing Pediatrician working in Africa since 1982. He has worked for several NGOs in 6 African/2 Asian countries. His interests include clinical and community pediatrics, adherence to clinical guidelines and school education as the major determinant of good health. massimoser20 AT gmail.com

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