Protecting Health Archives

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[...]

How We’re Fighting Coronavirus: Highlights from 8 Countries

Women in vibrant traditional skirts and face masks stand spaced apart under trees in an outdoor setting

Here’s how we’re fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in eight countries, while working in solidarity with local leaders and communities to strengthen[...]

Health Workers Go the Extra Mile to Reach Every Child in Kenya

Young girl in blue hijab receiving vitamin A supplement from health worker in rural clinic with children in background.

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[...]