Valid Nutrition is delighted to partner with a new Dublin based company, Drop Chef . You choose your chef designed recipe, Drop Chef deliver the fresh ingredients to your door and you cook your delicious healthy meal. For every meal you order Drop Chef will donate a Valid Nutrition RUTF meal to a malnourished child.
In addition to the many millions still suffering from acute malnutrition, over one-third of all children in developing countries globally experience chronic malnutrition – often referred to as “hidden hunger”. Aside from the inherent suffering, the devastating longer-term consequences (both for the child and ultimately for their country) are often not understood. Progress has been made in the fight against malnutrition. The development of highly fortified nutritious pastes, ready-to-use therapeutic foods, together with community-based management has revolutionised our ability to treat severe malnutrition. These products are eaten directly from the pack, do not require mixing with water, are stable without refrigeration and are highly convenient and palatable. Combined with the innovative approach of empowering mothers by delivering nutritional care to people in their communities rather than in hospitals, these foods have resulted in dramatic improvements in treatment and prevention, with death rates cut fivefold. But the problem is too big to leave to the UN, NGOs and the public sector to resolve. (more…)
A New CMN Report Reviewing the Performance of Community-Based SAM. Click here to download PDF.
Corporations and the fight against hunger: Why CSR won’t do. Click here to read more.
Unicef recently launched their latest report on Child Nutrition in Dublin. Click here to read more.
We treat starvation victims as active clients rather than passive victims. Read more.