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Two Birds with One Stone: Improving Nutrition and Working to End NTDs at the Same Time
When it comes to ending the biggest problems, it is often not possible to tackle one problem in isolation. For
Read more about Two Birds with One Stone: Improving Nutrition and Working to End NTDs at the Same TimeHomegrown Nutrition Works in Burkina Faso
Washington, D.C.—A recent study out of Burkina Faso shows that integrating nutrition and health education and women’s empowerment interventions into
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This month Helen Keller International took part in two important events in Washington, DC, to increase support for programs empowering
Read more about Helen Keller International on Capitol HillCambodia Enhanced Homestead Food Production Model Wins Prestigious Gates Challenge Award
On International Women’s Day, we are proud to announce that Helen Keller International’s Women-Centered Homestead Food Production Program in Cambodia
Read more about Cambodia Enhanced Homestead Food Production Model Wins Prestigious Gates Challenge AwardHealth Through Knowledge: Addressing Global Needs in Lymphedema
2016 World Lymphedema Day is March 6. During the January 2016 filming of the USAID MMDP Project hydrocele and lymphedema
Read more about Health Through Knowledge: Addressing Global Needs in LymphedemaZika Virus Outbreak Highlights Need to Address All Neglected Tropical Diseases
Helen Keller International Stephanie Palmer, Program Manager for Integrated Control of NTDs, recently spoke with the Deseret News about the urgent
Read more about Zika Virus Outbreak Highlights Need to Address All Neglected Tropical DiseasesHelping Homeless Youth Begin Again with Clear Vision
For more than 20 years, Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program has provided in-school vision screenings and free prescription glasses
Read more about Helping Homeless Youth Begin Again with Clear VisionThe Lancet Breastfeeding Series
Helen Keller International’s Elizabeth Zehner, project director for the ARCH child feeding research project, weighs in on The Lancet breastfeeding series.
Read more about The Lancet Breastfeeding SeriesFrom Poor Man’s Crop to Helen Potatoes
Vitamin A deficiency remains the leading cause of preventable blindness in children in developing countries. Unfortunately, that’s just the beginning.
Read more about From Poor Man’s Crop to Helen PotatoesGrowing Crops and Confidence in Tanzania
Revina Francis is a young single mother living in a small fishing village on Ukerewe Island in northwest Tanzania. She
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