Not even an intense fear of water can stop a committed nutritionist, Sharmilla Kassim, from journeying by speedboat to deliver healthcare to children on a remote[...]
Meet four residents of a rural village in northern Mozambique whose volunteer service holds the potential to transform their own and fellow community members’[...]
Tonya Suer, New York Vision Program Manager, discusses how “stay-at-home” measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 will affect children’s ability not only to see, but also to[...]
For the past three years, community health volunteer, Moriame Sidibé, has served her community by going door to door to administer lifesaving vitamin A supplementation to children during biyearly campaigns. Now, the threat of Covid-19 has dramatically[...]
Mass door-to-door health campaigns could inadvertently spread COVID-19 infections and put children and health workers at risk. Helen Keller Intl and partners have issued guidance to governments for safe delivery of vitamin A supplementation programs during[...]
Sylvia Awino Atero’s sister-in-law died giving birth to her baby girl, Jeni. Sylvia took in Jeni as her own and overcame deep community taboos about breastfeeding to help the baby[...]
To give affected people a new chance at life by saving sight and restoring mobility, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) made a significant investment in 2014 by funding the five-year, flagship Morbidity Management and Disability[...]