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Streamlining Vision Screenings for People with Diabetes in Indonesia
Many people don’t realize that diabetes affects the eyes. But if you have diabetes and are blind to this truth
Read more about Streamlining Vision Screenings for People with Diabetes in IndonesiaOn World Sight Day, Let’s Recommit to Ending Trachoma
Across the globe, there are 200 million people at risk of trachoma, a preventable, blinding infectious disease. More than three
Read more about On World Sight Day, Let’s Recommit to Ending TrachomaKathy Spahn Joins TOMS Panel to Share the Power of Partnerships
Helen Keller International was proud to participate in The Power of Partnership, a panel discussion that brought NGO leaders together to reflect on ways in which working together can magnify impact.
Read more about Kathy Spahn Joins TOMS Panel to Share the Power of PartnershipsTOMS Employee Writes about Giving Sight with Helen Keller U.S. Vision Program
Socially responsible retailer TOMS is best known for shoes, but their “One for One” philosophy also extends to glasses. For every pair of sunglasses purchased, money is donated to one of their Sight Giving Partners to restore the sight of a person in need.
Read more about TOMS Employee Writes about Giving Sight with Helen Keller U.S. Vision ProgramWhat’s My Status? How Engaging 4,000 Households in a Nutrition Survey Encourages Behavior Change
In March, I traveled with Helen Keller International to Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia, to support the local
Read more about What’s My Status? How Engaging 4,000 Households in a Nutrition Survey Encourages Behavior ChangeHelen Keller and Lake Chad: Combating Malnutrition in a “Forgotten Emergency”
Since February 2015, attacks by the Boko Haram terrorist group have spread from northeastern Nigeria to Cameroon, Niger and Chad,
Read more about Helen Keller and Lake Chad: Combating Malnutrition in a “Forgotten Emergency”Tracking Our Impact: The Many Applications of mHealth
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 information.
Read more about Tracking Our Impact: The Many Applications of mHealthHomestead Food Production Featured as Nutrition Success Story
Helen Keller International’s homestead food production programs have been featured in a new book called “Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change
Read more about Homestead Food Production Featured as Nutrition Success StoryWorld Health Assembly Welcomes Resolution to Protect Infant and Child Nutrition
It’s been 35 years since the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (the Code) was passed by the World
Read more about World Health Assembly Welcomes Resolution to Protect Infant and Child NutritionFrom Promise to Impact: Assessing the 2016 Global Nutrition Report
It is an exciting time to be working in nutrition. There is an increasing sense of global urgency to combat
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