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Hesperian Health Guides

Logo: hesperian.org3

US-based non-profit organization

Hesperian Health Guides, formerly known as Hesperian Foundation, is a nongovernmental non-profit organization publishing health guides for trained and untrained people to care for themselves and others. The foundation is based in Berkeley, California. Among their best-selling publications is Where There is No Doctor, first published in 1973 and updated every few years.2 Its revenue was $1.9 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1

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Hesperian Health Guides, formerly known as Hesperian Foundation, is a nongovernmental non-profit organization publishing health guides for trained and untrained people to care for themselves and others. The foundation is based in Berkeley, California. Among their best-selling publications is Where There is No Doctor, first published in 1973 and updated every few years. The book has been translated to more than 80 languages and the World Health Organization estimates that it may be the most widely used public health manual in the world.2

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Hesperian Health Guides revenue by year1$1.9M in 2023−7% since 2014
0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M2014: $2.1M$2.1M20142015: $1.7M$1.7M2015−16%2016: $1.4M$1.4M2016−22%2017: $1.8M$1.8M2017+33%2018: $1.6M$1.6M2018−11%2019: $2.1M$2.1M2019+29%2020: $3.0M$3.0M2020+43%2021: $2.9M$2.9M2021−0%2022: $2.3M$2.3M2022−23%2023: $1.9M$1.9M2023−16%
  • 2023$1.9M1
  • 2022$2.3M1
  • 2021$2.9M1
  • 2020$3.0M1
  • 2019$2.1M1
  • 2018$1.6M1

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1

Sources

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