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Experience by different organizations, including MSF, has shown that a very
successful way to deliver essential nutrients to malnourished children is with
ready-to-use foods (RUFs).
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RUF is an effective treatment because each packet delivers 500 calories in the form of a dense nutrient spread that contains fortified milk powder and delivers the 40 essential nutrients that a malnourished child needs to reverse nutrient deficiencies and gain weight.
Further, RUFs are simple to use in resource-limited settings as an efficient and safe way to provide milk to young children:
MSF and others have documented the successes that can be achieved through use of RUFs - high cure rates with high coverage, as well as low mortality and default rates.
However, according to MSF estimates, only 3% of the 20 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition each year receive the treatment they need.
Read about MSF's successful experience using RUFs in Niger to combat child malnutrition
Watch this film about MSF's pilot project in Niger to treat malnourished children with RUFs
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