Helen Keller is working to eliminate trachoma and treat cataracts in Tanzania. We recently spoke with Athuman Tawakal about how Helen Keller effectively combines screenings for both diseases to reach more people in Tanzania and transform the lives of[...]
Neglected tropical diseases affect more than a billion people worldwide, and can cause blindness, organ damage, and stunted development, among other long-term consequences. At Helen Keller Intl, eliminating these diseases is core to our mission. And this[...]
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,[...]
This year has been met with unprecedented challenges. Millions of families face growing crises due to rising costs, climate disasters, and conflict. On top of that, US government funding cuts left tens of millions of people without access to critical[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Helen Keller is working to eliminate trachoma and treat cataracts in Tanzania. We recently spoke with Athuman Tawakal about how Helen Keller effectively combines screenings for both diseases to reach more people in Tanzania and transform the lives of[...] 
Neglected tropical diseases affect more than a billion people worldwide, and can cause blindness, organ damage, and stunted development, among other long-term consequences. At Helen Keller Intl, eliminating these diseases is core to our mission. And this[...] 
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,[...] 
This year has been met with unprecedented challenges. Millions of families face growing crises due to rising costs, climate disasters, and conflict. On top of that, US government funding cuts left tens of millions of people without access to critical[...] 
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[...] 
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[...] 
On this International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting some of the ways Helen Keller partners with and supports[...]