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Category: Protecting Health

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 settingHere’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[...]

Looking Bravely: Turning Challenges into Opportunities in Nigeria

Woman in white traditional attire holding microphone and addressing audience at an event.We spoke to Helen Keller Intl’s Country Director in Nigeria about the COVID-19 crisis, other challenges, and the power of[...]

Nourishing Children for Life in Mozambique

Several young children seated on a woven mat inside a simple room, sharing meals from metal plates.Meet four residents of a rural village in northern Mozambique whose volunteer service holds the potential to transform their own and fellow community members’[...]

Looking Bravely: COVID-19 and Vision Care in New York City Schools

Two women wearing glasses smiling indoors.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[...]

Cote d’Ivoire: Local “Vitamin A Heroes” Face Major New Obstacle to Saving Children’s Lives

Young child wearing a pink shirt stands near a textured wall with adults partially visible behind.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[...]

Helen Keller Intl Issues Guidance for Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A in COVID-19 Crisis

Baby receiving oral vaccine from healthcare workerMass 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[...]

COVID-19: Helen Keller Intl Safeguarding the Most Vulnerable People

Several African women dressed in vibrant traditional attire sit closely together outdoors, one holding a young child.As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate, Helen Keller Intl is taking immediate action to respond urgently, effectively, and[...]

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Medical professional in protective gear checking a man's eye outdoors in a rural community, with people in background.Today, for the first time in history, the world is celebrating[...]
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