Program Area: Healthcare
New Potential for Malnourished Children in Northern Nigeria
Adama, one of almost 2000 Nigerian children screened in just two months, was found to be severely malnourished with complication. A new future came just in time, as she received critical, life-saving medical intervention at health centers partnering with Helen Keller.
Read more about New Potential for Malnourished Children in Northern NigeriaIndra Kshetri: Delivering Critical Health Interventions for Children in Nepal
36% of all Nepalese children suffer from chronic malnutrition, with a staggering 1 in 10 experiencing it severely. Indra Kshetri and Helen Keller’s Nepal team are committed to improving the lives of the vulnerable by combating the causes and consequences of poor health and malnutrition.
Read more about Indra Kshetri: Delivering Critical Health Interventions for Children in NepalLooking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A
Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more about Looking Bravely: Ensuring Safe Delivery of Lifesaving Vitamin A3 Things We’re Optimistic About in 2021
2020 was a challenging, sad, and scary year, but the new decade dawned with some promising advances. Here are 3 things we’re optimistic about.
Read more about 3 Things We’re Optimistic About in 2021Looking Bravely: In Nepal, Adapting to COVID-19 Challenges
We spoke with Pooja Pandey Rana about the situation in Nepal, our COVID-19 response, and her sources of optimism.
Read more about Looking Bravely: In Nepal, Adapting to COVID-19 ChallengesIn Guinea, Fighting Diseases of Poverty in the Time of COVID-19
In order to safely resume our work fighting diseases of poverty, we made strategic pivots to protect communities’ health.
Read more about In Guinea, Fighting Diseases of Poverty in the Time of COVID-19Salimata Coulibaly is on a Mission to End Child Hunger
In northern Cote d’Ivoire, children’s nutrition is improving through our partnership with Coulibaly and her organization, Wo Pile Sanga.
Read more about Salimata Coulibaly is on a Mission to End Child HungerAn Evolving Response to Help the World’s Most Vulnerable People
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in societies around the world. Through adaptation and innovation, we have met the demands of the moment.
Read more about An Evolving Response to Help the World’s Most Vulnerable PeopleLooking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19
A Helen Keller nutrition advisor and a nurse share how coronavirus has changed the ways they help even the most remote Senegalese communities access health care and good nutrition.
Read more about Looking Bravely: Keeping families in Senegal healthy during COVID-19Building Children’s Immune Systems in Kenya in the Time of COVID-19
For the health and safety of vulnerable children, Helen Keller Intl moved quickly to adapt life-saving vitamin A supplementation campaigns to the context of COVID-19.
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