ian ▁Foundation , ▁is ▁a ▁n ong overn ment al ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁publishing ▁health ▁gu ides ▁for ▁trained ▁and ▁un tra ined ▁people ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁themselves ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁foundation ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Ber keley , ▁California . ▁Among ▁their ▁best - s elling ▁publications ▁is ▁Where ▁There ▁is ▁No ▁Doctor , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁updated ▁every ▁few ▁years . ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁languages ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁estimates ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁public ▁health ▁manual ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁H esper ian ' s ▁publications ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁simplicity ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁illustr ations , ▁both ▁intended ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁suitable ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁ordinary ▁people ▁in ▁home ▁and ▁community ▁context s . ▁Where ▁There ▁is ▁No ▁Doctor ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁felt ▁it ▁" dem yst ified ▁and ▁polit ic ized ▁health ▁care ," ▁communic ating ▁that ▁" although ▁some ▁health ▁problems ▁require ▁expert ▁medical ▁attention , ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁do ▁on ▁our ▁own ▁to ▁posit ively ▁affect ▁our ▁health ," ▁a ▁message ▁also ▁communic ated ▁in ▁subsequent ▁works . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁organization ▁had ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars ▁from ▁Char ity ▁N avigator ▁for ▁the ▁efficient ▁use ▁of ▁don ated ▁funds . ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁H esper ian ▁often ▁works ▁with ▁other ▁organizations ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁publications