Hesperian Health Guides

conference sponsor

Hesperian Health Guides is a global leader in health education and advocacy, dedicated to empowering individuals and communities with accessible, easy-to-understand health information. Their mission is to eliminate barriers to healthcare knowledge, particularly for underserved populations, including refugees and migrants, through multilingual health resources, community education, and global partnerships.

Our Conference Visit Sponsor

Accessible Health Resources for Global Communities

Hesperian Health Guides creates culturally relevant, medically accurate, and practical health materials that are widely used by refugees, migrants, and humanitarian organizations. Their flagship publication, “Where There Is No Doctor,” is one of the world’s most distributed public health guides, providing life-saving health knowledge in over 85 languages across 221 countries.

Key Programs & Global Impact

Multilingual Health Materials – Hesperian’s library includes accessible health guides on women’s health, disabilities, mental health, and disease prevention, supporting refugee communities facing healthcare barriers.
Global Open Access Model – Their free translation and distribution policy allows humanitarian organizations to adapt and share critical health information in displaced communities.
Community-Based Health Training – Hesperian partners with local health workers, NGOs, and refugee support agencies to train caregivers on disease prevention, trauma-informed care, and maternal health.
Digital & Print Resources for Refugees – Hesperian’s digital health platform expands access to medical information, offering downloadable health guides in languages commonly spoken by displaced populations, such as Pashto, Dari, and Farsi.
Advocacy & Structural Change – Their materials not only educate individuals on health practices but also encourage collective action to address healthcare inequalities.

Strategic Partnerships & Humanitarian Efforts

Hesperian Health Guides collaborates with international organizations, healthcare providers, and refugee agencies to expand healthcare access for displaced populations:

United Nations Development Program Collaboration – Co-authored Water for Life: Community Water Security, addressing clean water access for at-risk communities.
Peace Corps Partnership – Since the 1980s, Hesperian has equipped Peace Corps volunteers with health resources for humanitarian missions.
Fondation Pakadjuma Résilience Partnership – Focused on empowering women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo through reproductive health education.

Hesperian Health Guides & the Refugee Health Conference

By sponsoring the Refugee Health Conference, Hesperian Health Guides furthers its mission to expand refugee healthcare education, train frontline health workers, and bridge health literacy gaps for displaced populations. Their commitment to open-access, multilingual healthcare information empowers refugees, asylum seekers, and humanitarian aid organizations worldwide.

We are grateful for Hesperian Health Guides’ dedication to health equity and knowledge empowerment. Their sponsorship strengthens our shared mission to improve refugee and migrant healthcare access globally.