Ending HIV in children is way off target

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Earlier this month, The Telegraph reported that the world has missed several targets for tackling AIDS in 2020 — putting in jeopardy the goal of ending new AIDS infections by 2030. According to the latest UNAids report, in 2020 there were…

Celebrating the Contributions of Community Health Workers in Family Planning

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The COVID-19 pandemic has limited access to family planning and other essential health care. Country-wide lockdowns and breakdowns of healthcare systems have restricted contraceptive care to the extent that the United Nations Population Fund…

Coronavirus Costumes and a Cumbia Band

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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit US Latinos harder for a number of reasons: many Latinos work in service or care jobs that can’t be done remotely and expose them to more people; many live in multi-generational households; and many local governments…

Hope and action arise from tragedy

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In 2013, the ongoing difficult and dangerous working conditions plaguing the global clothing industry tragically became headlines when the Rana Plaza factory building in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 people and leaving thousands…

Wins and losses in reproductive health

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) predicts that the COVID-19 pandemic will erase more than 20 years of progress on women’s health and reproductive health access. Hesperian and our partners are working to prevent that. The political…

Hesperian’s Social Justice Summer Reading List!

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It’s finally summer! After everything that has happened over the past year and a half, many of us are eager to take time off and spend some quality time relaxing. Whether you travel or stay local, Hesperian has plenty of books that are excellent…