Protecting Health Archives

Looking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A

Group of health workers wearing green vests, face masks and gloves prepare for vitamin A distribution

Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19[...]

Mother to mother groups offer support for pregnancy and parenting

Three African women seated holding their babies, engaging in a community gathering in outdoor rural setting.

A mother to mother support group in rural Kenya is a safe space for women to talk about pregnancy, parenting, and anything else on their[...]

Maternity Open Day: Bringing communities together to understand maternal health

Three individuals stand on a grassy field in front of red and yellow striped tents at an outdoor gathering. The scene shows a community event with people seated under tents and trees in the background.

In a small Kenyan village, a day of informational entertainment ends with a tour of the new maternity ward and convinces the community of the benefits of quality maternity[...]

Better maternity care means healthier babies and happier mothers

Young mother sitting on couch holding her newborn baby wrapped in a blue blanket.

At 7pm on July 20, sixteen year-old Hildah went to a county hospital in western Kenya complaining of abdominal pain. By 9pm, she was a new mother. Here’s how we[...]

Reaching Every Child in Mozambique with Lifesaving Vitamin A

African woman holding baby wrapped in cloth sling stands with other women and children in rural outdoor setting.

Here’s how we are working to ensure that remote communities like Zambezi are not left out of crucial health[...]

In Guinea, Fighting Diseases of Poverty in the Time of COVID-19

Several individuals wearing face masks stand spaced apart on a dirt ground with trees and buildings in the background, demonstrating social distancing measures during a public health situation.

In order to safely resume our work fighting diseases of poverty, we made strategic pivots to protect communities’[...]

Helen Keller Intl Named “Top Charity” Fourth Year in a Row

A young child receives a dose of vitamin A

Helen Keller Intl is pleased to announce that we have been rated a “Top Charity” by GiveWell for the fourth year in a row for our lifesaving work to deliver vitamin A supplements to infants and children around the[...]

An Evolving Response to Help the World’s Most Vulnerable People

Woman in traditional clothing and face mask showing chicken eggs in wooden trays inside a rustic room.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in societies around the world. Through adaptation and innovation, we have met the demands of the[...]

Looking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19

Two Helen Keller staff in patterned clothing and face masks attentively participating in an indoor meeting with notebooks and laptops.

A Helen Keller nutrition advisor and a nurse share how coronavirus has changed the ways they help even the most remote Senegalese communities access health care and good[...]

Building Children’s Immune Systems in Kenya in the Time of COVID-19

Healthcare worker in blue vest giving vitamin A supplement to a young child standing outside.

For the health and safety of vulnerable children, Helen Keller Intl moved quickly to adapt life-saving vitamin A supplementation campaigns to the context of[...]