"This handbook is the definitive resource for medical problems in tropical regions, and in low-resource settings. It includes brand new chapters on humanitarian crises, poisoning and envenoming, nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance." -- Publisher.

Previous edition: 2008.

1. Management of the sick child -- 2. Malaria -- 3. HIV/AIDS -- 4. Tuberculosis -- 5. Chest medicine -- 6. Diarrhoeal diseases -- 7. Gastroenterology -- 8. Cardiovascular medicine -- 9. Renal medicine -- 10. Neurology -- 11. Haematology -- 12. Endocrinology and biochemistry -- 13. Ophthalmology -- 14. Dermatology -- 15. Bone, joint, and soft tissue infections -- 16. Sexually-transmitted infections -- 17. Nutrition -- 18. Multi-system diseases and infections -- 19. Mental health -- 20. Trauma -- 21. Poisoning and envenoming -- 22. Immunization -- 23. Health emergencies in humanitarian crises -- 24. Obstetrics and Gynaecology: emergencies -- 25. Nosocomial infection, antibiotic prescribing, and resistance.