Where There Is No Doctor and Donde no hay doctor now on CD!

Hesperian is happy to announce that we are releasing a CD version of Where There Is No Doctor / Donde no hay doctor. The CD contains hi-res and low-res pdfs of the entire contents in both English and Spanish, exactly as they appear in the books. Ideal for travelers, Doctor and Donde in CD format is compact, lightweight, printable, and downloadable, making it easier than ever to share, whether you are a health worker, trainer, teacher, or just a supporter of equal access to health for all people.

Hesperian's 2008-2009 Annual Report just released!

Hesperian has just completed our Annual Report for the 2008-09 year, and we are grateful to the hundreds of partners and supporters who have made the work inside its pages possible. From remote villages to the international stage of the Clinton Global Initiative, Hesperian’s work this year has made tremendous advances for the primary health care movement.

Click on the cover to read about our accomplishments and the incredible reach of Hesperian materials over the past year!

Now available: the new, US edition of Setting Up Community Health Programmes

Hesperian is pleased to announce a new book we distribute on our Health and Empowerment Bookshelf, the third, fully revised edition of Setting Up Community Health Programmes by Ted Lankester ($30), is now available. From locating in a community to obtaining funds, from diagnosis to planning to budgeting, Setting Up Community Health Programmes provides detailed, evidence-based advice about establishing health clinics and programs.

Designed for both rural and urban sites, this book includes lists of the essentials for programs addressing specific health problems, such as childhood nutrition, immunization, maternity programs, HIV and AIDS clinics, and more. Illustrated with over 250 photographs, drawings, diagrams, and tables, this book is a lively, accessible, and relevant tool to equip health workers at all levels with the basics they need to get their programs started. Setting Up Community Health Programmes is an excellent supplement to the methods and ideas presented in Hesperian’s Helping Health Workers Learn, which promotes a people-centered approach to health care to make programs successful and sustainable as they strengthen the communities in which they serve.

Now Available in Spanish: The Story of Stuff/ La historia de las cosas

The Story of Stuff DVD has been a hit with teachers, families, church groups, and environmentalists of all ages (click here to watch it in English for free!). Now this fascinating and educational DVD is available in Spanish, as La historia de las cosas.

From its manufacture to its sale, use, and disposal, all the stuff in our lives negatively affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of these impacts are hidden. La historia de las cosas is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled DVD that exposes the underbelly of our production and consumption patterns, linking environmental and social issues, and calling us together to create a more just and sustainable world. La historia de las cosas will teach you something, make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

New, updated edition of Disabled Village Children has arrived and is available for free download

The new, updated edition of our benchmark book on community-based rehabilitation, Disabled Village Children, has just arrived in our warehouse, and it’s now available for free download.

Full of practical information, this indispensable book shows how to identify primary and secondary disabilities, the best range-of-motion exercises, how to build 6 different kinds of wheelchairs using local resources, fun and educational toys that children with disabilities can make and use, and more.

Hesperian announces new Health and Empowerment title:
The Barefoot Architect

While working in Mexico in 1982, Johan van Lengen wrote and illustrated Manual del arquitecto descalzo, a comprehensive guide to building simple houses using both traditional and modern methods. The Mexican government was so impressed, they bought 40,000 copies and placed one in every library in the country. The book went on to sell over 200,000 copies in Latin America.

Now available in English for the first time, The Barefoot Architect describes in simple language the process of building housing and creating a healthy living environment. Read more about this latest Health and Empowerment bookshelf title on Hesperian's blog!

Hesperian’s Newest Spanish Language Title

Un manual de salud para mujeres con discapacidad, the Spanish edition of A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities, arrived to our offices today and we are very excited to have this wonderful material now available in Spanish. Un manual de salud para mujeres con discapacidad will help women with disabilities overcome these barriers and improve their general health, self-esteem, and abilities to care for themselves and participate in their communities.

You can download Un manual de salud para mujeres con discapacidad from our downloads page or purchase it from our online bookstore.

You Can Get Involved

There are many ways you can get involved and promote Health for All.

If you have a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion coming up, ask your friends and family to give you a Gift of Health, which will send free life-saving health books in your name to a community that has requested them.

You can volunteer, donate or host a house party to introduce Hesperian to your friends and family.

If you have a blog or website, you can also post a free Hesperian Banner to your website to help raise awareness and support for Hesperian's work!