The past year has been a rollercoaster ride in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, bringing unforeseen challenges as well as unexpected optimism. In early 2025, we witnessed the abrupt termination of US foreign assistance funding. With it,[...]
Based in Antananarivo, Britney H. Rasolonirina Andrianjanaka leads our food fortification work in Madagascar. Together with government officials, business leaders, and nonprofit partners, she’s working to bring fortified staple foods – such as flour and[...]
Vox has once again championed Helen Keller Intl as one of the best, most cost-effective global health charities. In their annual Giving Tuesday Guide, the Vox team praised Helen Keller for our work supporting vitamin A supplementation across[...]
Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. Despite causing a wide range of devastating conditions, including blindness, painful deformities, and undernutrition, they have historically been overlooked and received too little[...]
Nicholas Kristof, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist, announced that Helen Keller Intl will be honored as a recipient of this year’s Holiday Impact Prize.[...]
We recently spoke to Romance Dissieka, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Coordinator for Helen Keller Intl’s vitamin A work. Part of a multi-national team, Romance leads efforts to gather and use data to help reach over 40 million[...]
Working to improve healthcare and nutrition requires a commitment to understanding the inequities within health and food systems – and to finding partners who can implement cost-effective solutions that improve outcomes on a large scale and for the long[...]
The generous support of our Helen Keller Intl community makes our work possible. We’re so grateful for your ongoing partnership, which is helping us continue to provide essential health and nutrition services for children and families around the world in[...]
In the midst of this uncertain time, New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof has lent his voice in support of our organization and sector in a new[...]