Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Speaking Technically: Investing in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical DiseasesWe recently spoke with Dr. Angela Weaver, Vice President for Neglected Tropical Diseases. Angela leads Helen Keller Intl’s work to control and eliminate these diseases – specifically lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), river blindness (onchocerciasis), schistosomiasis, intestinal worms (soil-transmitted helminths), and trachoma. Often called “diseases of poverty”, this […]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs, parents, youth, and Helen Keller staff work tirelessly to help improve health, nutrition, and vision for people in their communities, countries, and around the world. We’re highlighting […]
How Partnership Led to Eliminating an Endemic Blinding Disease in Mali
How Partnership Led to Eliminating an Endemic Blinding Disease in MaliEarlier this year, the World Health Organization announced Mali as the 17th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. This is a milestone more than two decades in the making. Trachoma was once pervasive in nearly every region of the country, putting nearly […]
Looking Bravely: Eliminating Blinding Trachoma in Mali
Looking Bravely: Eliminating Blinding Trachoma in MaliWe recently spoke with Benoit Dembélé who is our Regional Technical Advisor for Neglected Tropical Diseases in West Africa. Benoit helps Helen Keller Intl’s teams across Africa ensure quality treatment to prevent and eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Most recently, Benoit and his team worked alongside the Malian government and […]
Helping People See True Potential
Helping People See True PotentialImpaired vision can cause long-lasting challenges for children and adults throughout their lives. In childhood, poor vision will make it more difficult for a student to fully engage in the classroom and with her peers, putting her education at risk. This can start a downward spiral, especially for a child already […]
A Friendly Competition Helps Eliminate Trachoma
A Friendly Competition Helps Eliminate TrachomaHawa Sissoko is a housewife in Kéréko, a small village in Mali. She, like many of her neighbors, would have to walk more than 10 miles each way to have access to clean water. Without clean water, diseases like trachoma can run rampant, and serious illness or death can occur. […]
Trachoma Eliminated as a Public Health Problem in Mali
Trachoma Eliminated as a Public Health Problem in MaliThe World Health Organization announced the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mali. Though not the first country to eliminate trachoma, this milestone is particularly extraordinary due to the scale of the disease. A 1996 survey found trachoma in nearly every region of the […]
Partners Celebrate Elimination of Trachoma as Public Health Problem in Mali
Partners Celebrate Elimination of Trachoma as Public Health Problem in MaliMilestone signals nearly 10 million spared from blinding disease FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 16, 2023) – Mali has become the 17th country to receive the World Health Organization’s validation of the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. The Carter Center, Helen Keller Intl, […]
3 Things to be Optimistic about in 2023
3 Things to be Optimistic about in 2023 Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller Just like Helen Keller herself, many of the families Helen Keller Intl works with face staggering odds that can seem insurmountable – from food insecurity to climate crises to […]
