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Ending Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children
Ending Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children
Mama Cares Foundation developed a life saving RUTF (Ready to Use Therapeutic Food). The product is called Re:vive. It’s a simple packet of nut paste full of the essential vitamins and minerals a child needs to reverse the effects of malnutrition. A 30-day course of the product improves the survival rate of a severely malnourished child from 10% to 90%, taking a child from death to life. Remarkably, it only costs $1 a day to treat a child with Re:vive. As a non-profit, food industry driven project, Re:vive is the most cost effective solution to this problem.
2. As of today, between 3 & 5 million children younger than 5 years old die every year due to malnutrition.
3. One child dies every 6 seconds for frankly, no reason!
4. Only 3% of the 20 million severely malnourished children receive the treatment that they need.