Neglected Tropical Diseases Critical to Helen Keller Intl’s efforts to prevent blindness and malnutrition is our work in the control, elimination and morbidity management of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Our integrated NTD control program uses mass drug administration (MDA) to address onchocerciasis and trachoma (conditions that lead to blindness), schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (conditions that […]| Helen Keller Intl
Helen Keller Intl has fought malnutrition in Senegal since 2004, expanding access to vital nutrition, improving infant feeding, and supporting food fortification to help women and children thrive.| Helen Keller Intl
WHAT WE DO Keeping Mothers and Babies Healthy The first 1,000 days between pregnancy and age 2 are critical for mother and child. During this formative time, healthy children develop brain power, vital organs, sight, and laughter. They gain weight, grow taller, and acquire language and motor skills. Without the right nutrition, however, infants can […]| Helen Keller Intl
An article in Devex details how a remarkable collaboration between public and private partners has yielded tens of millions of dollars in emergency donations to support global health programs impacted by US government cuts. The post Devex: Emergency Donations Mobilized to Fund Helen Keller’s Disease and Nutrition Work appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
In a column for The New York Times, opinion writer Nick Kristof once again championed Helen Keller’s work to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases in West Africa. The post New York Times’ Nick Kristof Champions Helen Keller’s Disease Prevention Work appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
Ndèye Yaga Sy is our Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Advisor based in Dakar, Senegal. She supports Helen Keller Intl’s work engaging with the Senegalese government to strengthen policies that support better nutrition and health for children and families.| Helen Keller Intl
Helen Keller Intl is helping ensure students have clear vision by providing vision screenings and free-of-charge glasses.| Helen Keller Intl
Guided by the optimism of Helen Keller, our co-founder, we deliver life-changing health care to vulnerable families in places where the need is great, but access is limited.| Helen Keller Intl
Working to improve healthcare and nutrition requires a commitment to understanding the inequities within health and food systems – and to finding partners who can implement cost-effective solutions that improve outcomes on a large scale and for the long term. The post Reaching Children in Madagascar with Vitamin A appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
A story from The New York Times highlights how US funding cuts have disrupted the global supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food, creating devastating consequences for malnourished children worldwide. The post New York Times: US Cuts Disrupt Critical Supplies for Helen Keller’s Lifesaving Malnutrition Work appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
Learn about new research from Helen Keller Intl exploring the roles community health workers play in health systems across six countries in Africa.| Helen Keller Intl
Moul Saren was pleasantly surprised when she returned to work after maternity leave for her third child. The factory where she works as a quality control inspector, Copius, in Cambodia’s Takeo Province, had equipped a lactation room to support breastfeeding mothers. The post Supporting Working Mothers to Continue Breastfeeding in Cambodia appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
The generous support of our Helen Keller Intl community makes our work possible. We’re so grateful for your ongoing partnership, which is helping us continue to provide essential health and nutrition services for children and families around the world in these challenging times. The post Because of You, We’re Building Brighter Futures, Together appeared first on Helen Keller Intl.| Helen Keller Intl
NPR spotlights the life-threatening impacts of US funding cuts on Helen Keller's nutrition work in Nigeria and the worsening hunger crisis.| Helen Keller Intl
Today, the World Health Organization announced the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mali.| Helen Keller Intl
We commitment to combatting neglected tropical diseases so that all children will have the opportunity to reach their true potential.| Helen Keller Intl
Discover how Helen Keller addresses neglected tropical diseases affecting over a billion people. Learn about prevention, treatment, and our impactful programs.| Helen Keller Intl
Find out why vitamin A supplements are vital for children's health and how they contribute to a brighter future for all.| Helen Keller Intl
Millions of children and families are at risk due to funding pauses in critical health programs. Learn how Helen Keller Intl is fighting to restore life-saving care and how you can help.| Helen Keller Intl
WHAT WE DO Saving Sight 1 in 7 worldwide are living with vision loss because they lack access to care. Some 43 million of them are blind. Yet many of them didn’t have to lose their sight. A staggering 90% of all vision loss is preventable or treatable. Our co-founder Helen Keller lost both her sight […]| Helen Keller Intl
What we do Helping Families Grow Better Food 733 million children and adults go to bed hungry every night. Nearly 70% of people in lower income countries depend on growing their own food or buying it locally, yet they often go without sufficient nourishment. Foods such as corn, rice, and cassava serve as the backbones […]| Helen Keller Intl
Vitamin A is critical to children’s growing bodies and brains.| Helen Keller Intl
Climate-Smart Agriculture Supports a CommunityAlthough Maliatou Nignan and her family had been farming for years, they still struggled to grow enough food to feed themselves or earn an income. As Maliatou says, they “worked hard on arid lands” in their community of Zoro in southern Burkina Faso. “We cultivated vegetables and white-fleshed sweet potatoes, but the yields […]| Helen Keller Intl
Malnutrition is responsible for more ill health worldwide than any other cause. Today, 820 million worldwide are undernourished—one in every nine people.| Helen Keller Intl
Neglected tropical diseases are group of mainly parasitic, viral, or bacterial diseases that can cause a host of disabling conditions such as blindness, undernutrition, and painful physical deformities. They are most prevalent in poorer countries, where basic healthcare can be a challenge.| Helen Keller Intl
Dr. Angela Weaver discusses the importance of investing in the fight against neglected tropical diseases and what it would mean to eliminate them.| Helen Keller Intl
Nurse Aminata Sama helping build healthy futures for children in Sierra Leone by distributing preventive medication for schistosomiasis.| Helen Keller Intl
Rebecca Clement helps displaced women in Nigeria improve food security and livelihoods for themselves and their families.| Helen Keller Intl