Sok Mon was worried about her grandson Bo Mongkol. The then 20-month-old had trouble even walking, let alone running or playing with the other children in their rural village in the Takeo Province of[...]
During her first pregnancy, Sanjita received iron-folic acid tablets as a prenatal supplement but had trouble with the pills. “I had a struggle taking the tablets. It smelled bad”, says Sanjita.[...]
A deeply reported story from The New York Times details Cameroon’s progress toward eliminating neglected tropical diseases, featuring the voices of Helen Keller Intl’s government partners, community health workers, and program[...]
The past year has been a rollercoaster ride in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, bringing unforeseen challenges as well as unexpected optimism. In early 2025, we witnessed the abrupt termination of US foreign assistance funding. With it,[...]
This year has been met with unprecedented challenges. Millions of families face growing crises due to rising costs, climate disasters, and conflict. On top of that, US government funding cuts left tens of millions of people without access to critical[...]
A story from NPR details the incredible progress Mali has made in fighting neglected tropical diseases - but warns this legacy is now at risk due to cuts to US government[...]
Over the last three decades, Nepal has steadily reduced child malnutrition, but U.S. funding cuts now threaten to reverse that progress – according to coverage from[...]
Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. Despite causing a wide range of devastating conditions, including blindness, painful deformities, and undernutrition, they have historically been overlooked and received too little[...]
Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist, announced that Helen Keller Intl will be honored as a recipient of this year’s Holiday Impact Prize.[...]
On a hot afternoon in Binkoloh, in Sierra Leone’s northern Bombali district, Elizabeth Sesay prepares to take her youngest child Silas to the local health clinic for a well child visit.[...]