To give affected people a new chance at life by saving sight and restoring mobility, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) made a significant investment in 2014 by funding the five-year, flagship Morbidity Management and Disability[...]
We welcome 2019 and all the opportunities it brings to strengthen our impact and accelerate our progress toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable[...]
Across the globe, there are 200 million people at risk of trachoma, a preventable, blinding infectious disease. More than three million people are in need of immediate surgery to avoid blindness due to trichiasis, a manifestation of trachoma that causes[...]
It is no surprise phones are increasingly being used by individuals tracking their daily food intake and workout, researchers collecting data and doctors accessing patient[...]
New York, NY — May 24, 2016 — Helen Keller International is pleased to announce its partnership with quality men’s grooming product manufacturer GorillaKilla to provide urgently needed tools and education for safe at home epilation practices for[...]
Helen Keller International, a leading global nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting the causes and consequences of preventable blindness and malnutrition, celebrated a year of transformational work at the 2016 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala on Monday, May[...]
When it comes to ending the biggest problems, it is often not possible to tackle one problem in isolation. For example, to put a stop to conflict we must deal with poverty. To end poverty, we must increase investments in[...]
This month Helen Keller International took part in two important events in Washington, DC, to increase support for programs empowering women through better access to health services and good nutrition. Vice President, Nutrition Rolf Klemm joined[...]
2016 World Lymphedema Day is March 6. During the January 2016 filming of the USAID MMDP Project hydrocele and lymphedema management training videos in Dixcove, Ghana, Dr. Danny Haddad, MMDP Project Technical Director, and Dr. Sunny Mante, MMDP Project[...]