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Voice from the Field: Pooja Pandey Rana
At the 2017 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala, Pooja Pandey Rana discussed the most rewarding aspects of her work, and the woman who inspires her commitment to improving lives.
Read more about Voice from the Field: Pooja Pandey RanaMothers Fight Malnutrition
The mother of five children, Aida Abril knows a few things about raising happy and healthy children. She is now using that knowledge to teach other mothers in the Chicomphende village of Mozambique how to keep their children healthy and strong.
Read more about Mothers Fight MalnutritionKeeping the Road to Success in Focus
The solution to helping students see clearly is simple: properly prescribed glasses. But as the Helen Keller team in Vietnam
Read more about Keeping the Road to Success in FocusOslo Conference Seeks Solutions
Niger is a microcosm of the impact of the Lake Chad crisis on the desperately poor zones affected by it. The landlocked West African country ranks 188th of 188 countries on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index.
Read more about Oslo Conference Seeks SolutionsA Prescription for Clearer Vision in Vietnam
Hoang Thi Lan is a 12-year-old girl whose family lives in a rural area of the Hai Hau District of Vietnam. When she was 18 months old, her right eye suddenly became swollen.
Read more about A Prescription for Clearer Vision in VietnamEnding Suffering, One Surgery at a Time
“Before the surgery, I was always in pain and I couldn’t see properly. I was afraid to go outside. I rarely socialized.”
Read more about Ending Suffering, One Surgery at a TimeNepali Mothers Make Nutrition a Way of Life
In the last five years, the mothers served by a program called Suaahara (“Good Nutrition”) have seen remarkable gains for their children and themselves. They grow so many vegetables that they no longer need to use precious funds to buy them.
Read more about Nepali Mothers Make Nutrition a Way of LifePlanting the Seeds to End Chronic Malnutrition
You cross a divide traveling four hours outside of Hanoi, Vietnam, an urban metropolis with an airport more modern than those in New York City.
Read more about Planting the Seeds to End Chronic MalnutritionPersistence Pays Off
Amadou, Fanta and Bintou were sick. Their parents had no idea how seriously. Symptoms characteristic of acute malnutrition like low weight-to-height ratios and fevers are difficult to diagnose if you aren’t trained.
Read more about Persistence Pays OffNutrition Textbook by Helen Keller Intl Experts Commended by British Medical Association
Published by the Oxford University Press in October 2015, the third edition of Nutrition for Developing Countries draws on the diverse experiences of nutritionists working around the world to educate health and nutrition workers, trainers and students.
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