Thursday, November 5, 2009

Help me address malnutrition

I'm reading and thinking about severe malnutrition interventions. WHO says RUTF (home-made power-bar paste) is the way to go; about $45 and 8 weeks to treat a kid (which much cheaper than the hospital route but not quite affordable to the poorest of the extreme poor). A tape measure can be used to identify kids (mid upper arm circumference < 110mm =" malnourished).">

Comment/message/email me with ideas on how to find and treat kids with malnutrition, especially ideas that fit with Nuru's aim to do things sustainably. Sure I can screen kids and feed them this stuff while I'm here, but who will do it/pay for it when I leave?

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