Category: Protecting Health
From Malnourished Child to Health and Nutrition Advocate: Pham Kim Ngoc’s Story
On May 18, 2015, Pham Kim Ngoc, Country Director for Helen Keller Intl Vietnam, spoke to more than 400 supporters
Read more about From Malnourished Child to Health and Nutrition Advocate: Pham Kim Ngoc’s StorySummiting Kilimanjaro to See the End of Neglected Tropical Diseases
A version of this blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post on June 11, 2015. I have never been one
Read more about Summiting Kilimanjaro to See the End of Neglected Tropical DiseasesMaking Progress in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
The USAID MMDP Project, managed by Helen Keller International, held its first technical trachomatous trichiasis meeting in Hammamet, Tunisia April
Read more about Making Progress in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical DiseasesThe Early Days of Combating Vitamin A Deficiency
I was shown my first case of vitamin A deficiency, which in those days was only thought of as an eye disease, while I was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.
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Vitamin A is essential for children under five to support growth during critical development phases, as well as support young immune systems to fight common illnesses like diarrhea and measles.
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