Health Equity
Health is a fundamental human right. Yet, not everyone has the same chance to access health care and live a full, healthy life. Project HOPE is working to build a more equitable world where everyone, everywhere has access to the care they need.
Building a More Equitable World
Every day, millions of people struggle to access the basic health services they need to live a full, healthy life — many of them from groups that have been pushed to the margins or historically disadvantaged through no fault of their own.
Children who die before their fifth birthday.
Mothers who die from preventable causes.
Families displaced by conflict and natural disaster.
Communities bearing the disproportional weight of COVID-19 and the effects of climate change.
All too often, the health care you receive depends on where you were born or the place you happen to live. These inequities cost lives and prevent people from living a full, healthy life.
Health is a fundamental human right. Care should not depend on your gender, age, race, resident status, religion, income, or neighborhood. Every person, everywhere, deserves the same access to the health care they need to reach their full potential.
If we want to live in a more equitable world, we must build it together. Join us.
What Do Health Inequities Look Like Around the World?
Health inequities can look wildly different depending on where you live — from the presence of oxygen in an ambulance to the depiction of women on TV. Here are some of the inequities Project HOPE team members see in their communities around the world.
Quiz: What Do You Know About Health Equity?
Test your knowledge around issues of health equity in this quick six-question quiz.
What You Need to Know About Health Equity
Every day, millions of people go without the basic health services they need to live a full and healthy life. Learn more about how Project HOPE is working to build a more equitable world.
This Is What Doctors’ Offices Look Like Around the World
What does health inequity look like? In many places, it looks like the place you go to receive care. And where you live means everything.