Every year, the World Health Organization selects a specific theme to spread health awareness on World Health Day, April 7. Today, WHO is recognizing the selfless contributions of the nurses and midwives working day and night to protect people’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic. These committed health workers around the world are risking their health, often isolating themselves from their own families, to care for others. Honoring the dedication […]
In addition to Hesperian’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fact Sheet, now available in 20 languages, we want to share these COVID-19 resources which also provide easy to use, trustworthy information. We will be updating this blog with more materials, so please send us ones that you find particularly useful at [email protected]. 4/8/2020: Para información sobre coronavirus en idiomas […]
The COVID-19 crisis shows why access to water is paramount — people denied water are denied cleanliness, increasing their risk from diseases caused by the coronavirus and other germs. That’s why in honor of World Water Day, March 22nd, we advocate for access to water for our own survival and the preservation of our sanitation […]
Life as we know it has been put on pause. Around the world, governments are trying to slow the spread of coronavirus by restricting travel, closing schools, canceling sporting and cultural events, and requiring businesses to send their workers home. All of us are affected by these measures to protect public health and safety. Although […]
Women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day, especially in low-resource settings where there is limited or no access to quality maternal health services and emergency care. Where other health professionals are scarce, midwives play an essential role in supporting maternal and child health. Midwives have the skill, patience, and accessibility […]
UPDATE: Our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fact Sheet is now available in 18 languages! Here is the full list: Arabic, Bangla, Chinese, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Sindhi, Shona, Swahili, Telugu, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Para información sobre coronavirus en idiomas de Guatemala. Coronavirus is all over the news and people are looking for […]