Category: Protecting Health

Combating River Blindness in Sierra Leone
It was on an Helen Keller Intl Board trip to Sierra Leone in February 2014 that our group visited a
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Helping People See
Soon after I graduated from the University of Nairobi with a degree in Ophthalmology, I worked in an eye hospital where
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Lifting the Burden
Mette Kjaer Kinoti, Helen Keller Intl Vice President for Africa, recently visited Mali and met with some beneficiaries of the
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“A Creature With Many Legs”
John Palmer, former President of Helen Keller International October 4, 2001 What attracted me to Helen Keller International wasn’t so
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100 Stories for 100 Years
Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa,
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Prevention Is Better Than Cure
On a recent tour of one of the many sites of our Suaahara project, which empowers women, their young children
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Creating a Healthy Support System in Times of Tragedy
Suaahara works with all female community health volunteers (FCHVs) along with motivated field supervisors to promote key behaviors for “1,000
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We Believe You — No Need to Show Us!
I had never witnessed such palpable pride until I met a man who had benefited from a hydrocele operation. We
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Developing Partnerships in Geita
Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, rich in Vitamin A, are a critical resource in our ongoing work to reduce malnutrition. 44%
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10 New Steps Toward Eliminating Trachoma
It was moving to see how our ongoing efforts around awareness and prevention were having an impact in this community.
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