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& Advisors</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item--leaf" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-link" href="/irc-ambassadors" aria-label="Ambassadors">Ambassadors</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item--type-2" data-rpl-main-menu-level-1><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-menu-item-link" href="/where-we-work" aria-label="Where We Work">Where We Work</a><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-1-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target aria-label="Main Menu Option Expand Toggle"></button><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item--last"/><p class="rplc-main-menu__level-2-menu-item-title">placeholder</p><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-3"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Africa</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/burkina-faso" aria-label="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/burundi" aria-label="Burundi">Burundi</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/cameroon" aria-label="Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/central-african-republic" aria-label="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/chad" aria-label="Chad">Chad</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/ivory-coast" aria-label="Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/democratic-republic-congo" aria-label="Democratic Republic of Congo">Democratic Republic of Congo</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/ethiopia" aria-label="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/kenya" aria-label="Kenya">Kenya</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/liberia" aria-label="Liberia">Liberia</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/libya" aria-label="Libya">Libya</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/mali" aria-label="Mali">Mali</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/niger" aria-label="Niger">Niger</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/nigeria" aria-label="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/somalia" aria-label="Somalia">Somalia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/south-sudan" aria-label="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/sudan" aria-label="Sudan">Sudan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/tanzania" aria-label="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/uganda" aria-label="Uganda">Uganda</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/zimbabwe" aria-label="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Asia</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/afghanistan" aria-label="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/bangladesh" aria-label="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/malaysia" aria-label="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/myanmar" aria-label="Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/pakistan" aria-label="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li><li 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href="/country/italy" aria-label="Italy">Italy</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/poland" aria-label="Poland">Poland</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/serbia" aria-label="Serbia">Serbia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/topic/ukraine-crisis" aria-label="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Latin America</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/colombia" aria-label="Colombia">Colombia</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/ecuador" aria-label="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/el-salvador" aria-label="El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/honduras" aria-label="Honduras">Honduras</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/mexico" aria-label="Mexico">Mexico</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/peru" aria-label="Peru">Peru</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/venezuela" aria-label="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>Middle East</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/iraq" aria-label="Iraq">Iraq</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/jordan" aria-label="Jordan">Jordan</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/lebanon" aria-label="Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/occupied-palestinian-territory-opt" aria-label="Occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)">Occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/syria" aria-label="Syria">Syria</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/country/yemen" aria-label="Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item" data-rpl-main-menu-level-3><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-menu-item-title" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target>United States</div><button class="rplc-main-menu__level-3-expand-toggle" data-rpl-main-menu-expanding-section-target></button><div class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-wrapper"><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-1"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/abilene-tx" aria-label="Abilene, TX">Abilene, TX</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/atlanta-ga" aria-label="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/baltimore-md" aria-label="Baltimore, MD">Baltimore, MD</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/boise-id" aria-label="Boise, ID">Boise, ID</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/charlottesville-va" aria-label="Charlottesville, VA">Charlottesville, VA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/dallas-tx" aria-label="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/denver-co" aria-label="Denver, CO">Denver, CO</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/des-moines-ia" aria-label="Des Moines, IA">Des Moines, IA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/elizabeth-nj" aria-label="Elizabeth, NJ">Elizabeth, NJ</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="https://www.rescue.org/united-states/iowa-city-ia" aria-label="Iowa City, IA">Iowa City, IA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/los-angeles-ca" aria-label="Los Angeles, CA">Los Angeles, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/louisville-ky" aria-label="Louisville, KY">Louisville, KY</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/miami-fl" aria-label="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/missoula-mt" aria-label="Missoula, MT">Missoula, MT</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/new-york-ny" aria-label="New York, NY">New York, NY</a></li></ul><ul class="rplc-main-menu__level-4 rplc-main-menu__level-4--group-2"><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/oakland-ca" aria-label="Oakland, CA">Oakland, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/phoenix-az" aria-label="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/richmond-va" aria-label="Richmond, VA">Richmond, VA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/sacramento-ca" aria-label="Sacramento, CA">Sacramento, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/salt-lake-city-ut" aria-label="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/san-diego-ca" aria-label="San Diego, CA">San Diego, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/san-jose-ca" aria-label="San Jose, CA">San Jose, CA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/seattle-wa" aria-label="Seattle, WA">Seattle, WA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/silver-spring-md" aria-label="Silver Spring, MD">Silver Spring, MD</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" href="/united-states/spokane-wa" aria-label="Spokane, WA">Spokane, WA</a></li><li class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item"><a class="rplc-main-menu__level-4-menu-item-link" 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Up to two million of these children die as a result annually. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body">The surging global hunger crisis is dire, especially for vulnerable children who are at heightened risk. However, there is a promising solution: treatment with a high protein peanut paste known as ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF). This innovative intervention has demonstrated remarkable effectiveness in combating malnutrition, providing essential nutrients that help children recover and thrive. By ensuring access to RUTF, we can make significant strides in addressing the devastating impact of hunger and improving the lives of countless young individuals around the world.</p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>More than 90 percent of malnourished children treated with RUTF recover within weeks. But this simple, effective and scalable solution is still out of reach for too many children. Historically, more than four of every five children with acute malnutrition do not receive this lifesaving treatment they need due to unnecessary, life-threatening bureaucracy and lack of sustained funding. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The International Rescue Committee (IRC) treats children experiencing acute malnutrition in  21 countries. Scaling up our approach and delivering these simplified, proven solutions will save lives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Many complex global problems don’t have a simple solution, but this one does. Read on to learn more about acute malnutrition, why children aren’t receiving the treatment they need, and how we can build a world where no child dies of hunger.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading">What is acute malnutrition?</h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Children experiencing acute malnutrition are too thin for their height and as their bodies weaken from a lack of nutrition, they become more vulnerable to other diseases. They are 11 times more likely to die than healthy children.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Even if a child survives acute malnutrition, they often face long-lasting harmful effects from it. Acute malnutrition can negatively impact physical and mental development, especially in children under the age of five who are in a critical period of growth.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>“This is a grim reality. The world cannot afford to stand back and watch,” says Elijah Okeyo, the IRC’s Uganda country director</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="41268" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-04/20210919%20Nigeria%20KC%20Nwakalor_8544.jpg?itok=88Vu8Qn1" alt="Hasfat holds her son while sitting on a bed at a medical facility in Nigeria." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-04/20210919%20Nigeria%20KC%20Nwakalor_8544.jpg?itok=88Vu8Qn1 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-04/20210919%20Nigeria%20KC%20Nwakalor_8544.jpg?itok=zxXKQP6- 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-04/20210919%20Nigeria%20KC%20Nwakalor_8544.jpg?itok=UtbYUBp_ 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Hafsat* holds her 10-month-old son, Muhammad, moments before he is discharged from the Mashamari Stabilization center in Borno, Nigeria, after recovering from acute malnutrition.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: KC Nwakalor for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading"><span><span><span><span><span><span>What factors contribute to acute malnutrition?</span></span></span></span></span></span></h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In 2023, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc-2024" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>nearly 282 million people in 59 countries</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> faced high levels of acute food insecurity, requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Many countries with high rates of children experiencing acute malnutrition suffer disproportionately from the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.rescue.org/article/10-countries-risk-climate-disaster" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>effects of climate change</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which has increased the severity of droughts and floods, destroying food supplies and livelihoods. The growing global hunger and malnutrition crisis is directly linked to climate change. Climate shocks damage critical infrastructure, limiting access to clean water and sanitation. In such cases, diseases can spread rapidly – often among populations of children whose immune systems are already weakened by malnutrition. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Countries like </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.rescue.org/country/somalia" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Somalia</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which endured three consecutive years of severe drought followed by flash flooding , are feeling the impacts firsthand. This continues to affect 4.3 million people who are facing crisis levels of food insecurity. The drought also decimated people’s livelihoods, especially those in the agro-pastoral sector, with over 3.5 million livestock having perished. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Conflict is also a driver of hunger and malnutrition because of the ways it disrupts agricultural production and displaces people, leaving them without regular access to food, shelter or water. Food is sometimes weaponized during conflicts, leading to blockades or destruction of food supplies, which causes malnutrition to spike among civilians. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>This can be seen in Sudan, where </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.rescue.org/uk/press-release/over-750000-people-sudan-face-catastrophic-levels-hunger-irc-calls-immediate" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>more than half of the population are now facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, forcing families to make impossible decisions to feed their children.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph 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Having experienced displacement firsthand, Dr. Mogahed is dedicated to providing essential healthcare services to those in need within the camp.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Noory Taha for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading">Why are children in need not receiving treatment?</h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Even though treatment for acute malnutrition is readily available, historically fewer than 1 in 5 children  have received this life-saving care. The status quo approach to delivering care to malnourished children is complex, overly-bureaucratic and hobbled by a lack of sustained funding.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> “With climate change and conflict exacerbating the global hunger crisis, it is more important than ever that we scale up simplified approaches to tackle acute malnutrition,” </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-announces-new-venture-ensure-no-child-dies-hunger#:~:text=New%20York%2C%20March%2014%2C%202024,no%20child%20dies%20of%20hunger." class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>said Mesfin Teklu Tessema</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, Senior Director of Health at the IRC.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Malnourished children who need life-saving treatment are artificially divided into two groups: moderately and severely malnourished. Each is treated with different products, at different delivery points, supported by two different UN agencies — limiting the number of children that can be reached with finite resources. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The lack of sufficient, coordinated and accountable funding also impedes plans to prevent and treat acute malnutrition. Addressing acute malnutrition is an issue with broad political support from different factions and ideologies, as demonstrated by politicians working across party lines in the United States Congress to pass the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act in October 2022. Although the passage of this law was a welcome development, much more remains to be done to fully fund and simplify the global approach to meeting this hunger crisis. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="41280" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-04/pic_5.jpg?itok=d-Zm9-Mr" alt="A child in Chad sits in his mother's lap and eats a RUTF bar - an effective treatment for acute malnutrition. " srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-04/pic_5.jpg?itok=d-Zm9-Mr 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-04/pic_5.jpg?itok=d7ljOLhl 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-04/pic_5.jpg?itok=qW5k-d6w 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">A young child experiencing acute malnutrition receives treatment at an IRC health center in Mangalmé, Chad.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Timothy Nesmith for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading">How does the IRC address acute malnutrition? </h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC has been researching simplified approaches for treatment of acute malnutrition for a decade and the body of research is now significant. The evidence is consistent that simplified approaches are more cost-effective ways to treat acute malnutrition. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The solution is a simplified treatment to reach every child.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Movement against Malnutrition advocates for and champions </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>all </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>radically simpler, scalable and cost-efficient treatment approaches for acute malnutrition - and implements them in affected countries worldwide.</span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading">How does the IRC deliver treatment for malnutrition?</h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC is leading innovation on simplified approaches to treating acute malnutrition, and ensuring more children receive life-saving treatment with the same resources, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>including treating all forms of acute malnutrition with a single food product at a single point of care, leveraging community health workers already embedded in local communities, and using simplified diagnosis and dosing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>“We are trying to reach mothers and children who are facing malnutrition so that we can provide them with health services and educational trainings,” says Agha, an IRC community health care worker in Afghanistan. “We want to raise awareness and guide them to care for their own health and prevent malnutrition in the future.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="41271" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-10/pic_16.jpg?itok=_sgRV8Ea" alt="An IRC nutrition officer teaches a mother how to screen her child for signs of malnutrition using MUAC tape in Nigeria. The malnutrition wraps the tape around a boys arm while the mother looks on." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-10/pic_16.jpg?itok=_sgRV8Ea 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-10/pic_16.jpg?itok=Ge_2-2L4 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-10/pic_16.jpg?itok=of-L822L 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">Fatima Wakilamtu, an IRC nutrition officer, teaches Biliksu* how to use mid-upper arm circumference tape to screen her child for malnutrition at their home in Maiduguri, Nigeria.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: KC Nwakalor for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h3 class="rpla-standalone-subsection-heading rpla-standalone-subsection-heading">How effective is the IRC's approach?</h3><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The IRC has seen firsthand the impact simplified approaches can have in ensuring no child dies of hunger. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Evidence proves that simplified approaches are reliably and consistently effective. An </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/22/4923" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>IRC study</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> in 2022, conducted in partnership with the Mali Ministry of Health, looked at more than 27,000 children treated for acute malnutrition with a simplified approach. 92 percent recovered in just weeks.  The simplified approach also </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>costs 20% less per child treated and uses 25% less product than the traditional protocol. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading">How can we treat more children experiencing acute malnutrition? </h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Our mission is to ensure no child dies of acute malnutrition. We plan to unify groundbreaking innovation, research, program delivery and advocacy to end this unconscionable global tragedy once and for all.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Movement against Malnutrition advocates for and champions </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>all </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>radically simpler, scalable and cost-efficient treatment approaches for acute malnutrition - and implements them in affected countries worldwide.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>“There are many horrific problems in the world for which we don’t have proven and scalable solutions, but treatment of acute malnutrition is not one of them,” said  Amit Paley, the Executive Director of the IRC’s </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.movementagainstmalnutrition.org/" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Movement Against Malnutrition</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>. “The global community must take urgent action to save the lives of millions of children who need this simple, life-saving treatment now.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div id="42081" class="rplc-image-well-width rplc-image-well-width--caption-style-standard"><div class="rplc-image-well-width__content" data-rpl-state-target-contextual-menu><div class="rplc-image-well-width__image-wrapper"><img class="rpla-responsive-image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-06/pic_21.jpg?itok=8Gk1Zv8r" alt="An IRC doctor screens a young child for signs of malnutrition by using a specialized tape to measure the child's arm." srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_640px_wide/public/2023-06/pic_21.jpg?itok=8Gk1Zv8r 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1280px_wide/public/2023-06/pic_21.jpg?itok=wwry3Nse 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/well_width_13x9_1920px_wide/public/2023-06/pic_21.jpg?itok=QWwGHMFy 1920w," sizes="(min-width: 1208px) 1208px,(min-width: 321px) 100vw, 320px"></div><div class="rplc-image-well-width__caption-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption rplm-caption--style-default"><div class="rplm-caption__text-wrapper"><div class="rplm-caption__text">In Yemen, IRC health worker Dr. Abdul-Ghani Mohammed checks up on seven-month-old Rawan, whose mother took her to visit an IRC clinic when she noticed signs of malnutrition. The reading on the mid-upper arm circumference tape indicates that Rawan is experiencing moderate malnutrition.</div><div class="rplm-caption__credit">Photo: Mujahed Alazraqe for the IRC</div></div></div></div></div></div><h2 class="rpla-standalone-section-heading rpla-standalone-section-heading">How can I help stop acute malnutrition?</h2><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Although a proven treatment for malnutrition is available, simplified approaches and funding to sustain them at scale are needed to treat the estimated 45 million children experiencing acute malnutrition around the world.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="rpla-paragraph rpla-paragraph--body"><a href="https://help.rescue.org/donate/child-survival23-traditional" class="rpla-link rpla-link--type-one"><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span>Donate to the IRC to help us address this and other crises around the 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