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".
Nigeria: Working in partnership to prevent blindness
Unilever Nigeria is working with NGO Sightsavers International to help prevent the disease trachoma, a leading cause of blindness in the developing world.
Global: Helping to improve oral health
Healthy teeth are important, not only for good oral hygiene and health but also because they help people feel confident and live life to the full. Changing people’s brushing habits is an important step to improving long-term oral health.
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.
South Africa: Combating HIV/AIDS
"Some people think I am wrong even to talk about AIDS. For me it has become my life's work."
