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Carol Horne

Plumpy'nut - A miracle in the fight against hunger

Plumpynut, a peanut-based paste, provides children suffering from the most serious form of acute malnutrition with all of the essential nutrients and calories needed to rebuild their strength and restore them to health. The success of therapeutic Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs) in crisis situations has encouraged the humanitarian community to adapt this tool to the pre-emptive treatment of children threatened by severe acute malnutrition—before they reach the crisis stage.

For more information please visit http://www.actionagainsthunger.org

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