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  • Essay / Andre Briend - 724

    In this part of the world where food is abundant, it is hard to believe that more than a million children are dying from malnutrition and food shortages. For struggling developing countries like Niger, poverty combined with drought becomes a harbinger of death for children. The parents are unable to do anything and helplessly watch their child lose his life and accept death. Children resemble small, not fully developed wombs whose motor responses are impaired due to lack of energy. It sounds painful and terrible, but how often do we see someone do something about it? How often does a person place humanity above all else and have a saving impact on the world? This is the perfect example of a life-saving hero. André Briend, a French pediatric nutritionist has a story and achievements different from others, he always wanted to do something for deprived and hungry children. This something turned out to be the most revolutionary product in the fight against childhood malnutrition, namely Plumpy'nut. Looking at the problems associated with breastfeeding malnourished children in hospitals, André wanted to design a formula that was ready to eat and did not require a lot of training to inject it. Therefore, the Plumpy'nut has solved this problem and saves millions of lives every year. The product has been highly appreciated worldwide and its commercial availability is also underway. In emergency situations and rehabilitation centers, Plumpy'nut has achieved great success and is widely used. In many ways, it has replaced traditional WHO nutritional treatment methods. Wrapped in foil, it is a godsend delivered through the healing hands of Andre who has become a...... middle of paper ...... I would find the cool water, the mixture in a contaminated environment would rob the healing power of the powder. As a result, the child will again find himself on the deathbed. While struggles have been waged to find a solution to treat malnutrition with nutritional powder, this has not been successful due to the short shelf life of therapeutic milk and the lack of drinking water in the regions. hit by food. areas. Which then gave rise to two major difficulties, where all severely malnourished children needed medical care and 24-hour monitoring, the lack of works citedTectonidis, M. (2006). Crisis in Niger: outpatient treatment of severe acute malnutrition. New England Journal of Medicine, 354(3), 224-227. Enserink, M. (2008). The peanut butter debate. Science, 322(5898), 36-38. Wines, M. (2005). Hope for hungry children, delivered in a foil pouch. The New York Times, 8(8).