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Helping Eliminate Snail Fever in Sierra Leone
When Sahr Gando, a miner and farmer living in Sierra Leone’s Kono District, contracted schistosomiasis, he found himself unable to
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New York Times personal health columnist Jane Brody features Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program in her latest “Well” blog. Put
Read more about US Vision Program Featured in New York Times “Well” BlogCarla Hall of The Chew Joins ChildSight at Covenant House in New York
Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program addresses the critical need for vision care among under-served youth by providing free, comprehensive services
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On Tuesday, December 1 — Giving Tuesday 2015 — Helen Keller International hosted a FRIENDraiser at SideBAR in New York
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First there was the frenzy of Black Friday. Then local mom-and-pop stores made their claim on holiday shoppers with Small
Read more about You Know About Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What About Giving Tuesday?World Sight Day 2015 – Briefing Call on Trachoma
Listen to a podcast of Trachoma: A Journey to Elimination Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. It
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Christian is a scholarship student taking AP classes in Corona, Queens. He is also extremely nearsighted and requires new prescription glasses almost
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Howard Cohn is an American ophthalmologist with a specialty in glaucoma, and a strong interest in international ophthalmology and blindness
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In my experience working with Helen Keller Intl in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one thing that has been a
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Bisallia, pictured left, is in 5th grade and has never had glasses before, but has needed them since kindergarten. When
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