Health, nutrition & hygiene
Health is a major focus of our company — the health of our employees and the health of our consumers. It is also one of the main focuses of our social responsibility programmes.
Striving to improve health
Our companies are involved in a wide range of projects designed to improve health. These include AIDS counselling and education programmes, sponsoring sporting events and teaching people about the importance of oral hygiene, good nutrition and heart health.
Africa: Fortified foods improve health
"It started as a small lump on my throat and gradually swelled to the size of a melon".
East Africa: Detecting lightning on our tea estates
After months without a rain cloud in the sky, the long spring rainy season comes as a relief to East Africans. Less welcome is the lightning. Every year, many people are injured and sometimes even killed by lightning flashes – a regular accompaniment to the monsoon storms.
Kenya: BAACH partners tackle hunger through development
As part of the Business Alliance Against Chronic Hunger, Unilever has teamed up with over 30 companies to help the government take action against hunger in rural areas in Kenya.
Kenya: Fighting HIV/AIDS
Every year 80 000 Kenyans die from AIDS-related diseases. Most of them are under 30.
