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View ArticleThe fight for Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
An article written by Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, that discusses the need to stay focused on improving maternal, newborn, and child health, especially in...
View ArticleHelen Keller Spotted Buying Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotatoes
HKI's Jennifer Klopp has a surprise run-in with Helen Keller early this Sunday morning. Continue reading →
View ArticleA Human Yardstick
In advance of the G8 summit, HKI's Victoria Quinn makes the case that improving nutrition during the critical 1,000 day window is one of the best investments we can make to help people live healthier,...
View ArticleRebel with a Cause
An interview with Wes Stoody, founder of eyewear company Aframes, which is donating 5% of all revenue to help HKI’s vitamin A supplementation programs around the world. Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Importance of Good Partnerships: Meet HKI’s Dr. David S. Friedman
An interview with Dr. David S. Friedman, HKI’s Senior Ophthalmologist and Eye Health Advisor, that focuses on his experiences in public health and his perspective on building partnerships to achieve...
View Article10 Years On: Food Fortification in West Africa
By Shawn Baker, HKI’s Vice President and Regional Director for Africa. Two weeks ago, I arrived in Abidjan from Dakar in early evening. Passport control, retrieving luggage and getting out of the...
View ArticleEyes on Nutrition
Today is World Sight Day which is celebrated every year on the second Thursday in October to raise awareness about avoidable blindness and visual impairment. I’ve worn glasses since I was a young...
View ArticleHigh School Students Raise Funds and Awareness about HKI!
Nicole and Faith are in twelfth grade at Westmount Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada. They are both 17 years old and enrolled in a World Issues course this year. The course taught them about...
View ArticleSalamata’s Story: How One Mother Makes a Difference
In her village in Burkina Faso in western Africa, Ouoba Salamata is a Grandmother—with a capital “G.” Not only does she care for her immediate family, but also for her entire village. And, like many...
View ArticleTimbuktu: 15 years on
The last time I was in Timbuktu was 15 years ago when HKI was just developing programs in Mali and we were providing technical assistance to a partner NGO working in the region to carry out a baseline...
View ArticleNational Sovereignty, Nutrition and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Flying into Niamey, the capital of Niger, always feels like coming home. Since starting development work in 1981 it is the country that has the most marked me and where I have traveled the most...
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