Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that helps protect children’s sight, health, and lives. A twice-yearly dose of vitamin A through age five can help prevent blindness and reduce childhood mortality by more than[...]
In an op-ed for The Baltimore Sun, Helen Keller’s Dr. Angela Weaver reflects on the remarkable progress made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, warning that our hard-won gains are now at[...]
A recent piece in Politico highlights Helen Keller’s efforts to treat and prevent neglected tropical diseases ‒ work now imperiled by US government funding cuts.[...]
US Government funding suspensions have put 100 million people at risk of neglected tropical diseases in the countries where we work. We spoke to three colleagues leading this work to get their personal perspectives on the impacts of these funding[...]
Last week, policy advocates, philanthropic partners, and global leaders convened in Paris for the Nutrition for Growth Summit—where they affirmed their collective commitment to ending global[...]
The 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit offers a critical opportunity to recommit to the global goal of ending malnutrition. Helen Keller Intl and Helen Keller Europe are proud to stand with like-minded leaders, governments, and organizations to pledge our[...]
In a new piece for The New York Times, opinion writer Nick Kristof reveals the deadly consequences of the pauses and terminations of USAID-funded programs and again voices his support for our[...]
In a Devex article, Tania Karas and Elissa Miolene highlight the damage US funding uncertainty is doing to the systems that provide child malnutrition treatment and the deadly consequences for children in need of lifesaving[...]