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Specialized nutrition
action medeor offers several products to treat and prevent severe or moderate acute malnutrition and vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies.
Malnutrition is a serious medical condition caused by a deficiency of essential proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals in a diet and it affects women and children mostly. The condition generally occurs in families with limited access to nutritious foods, not utilizing best practices for infant and young child feeding, with frequent exposure to infectious disease, and in emergency settings.
According to WHO nearly one-third of the deaths in children under five are related to malnutrition. Poor nutrition can greatly compromise a child’s immune system, making it more vulnerable to infectious diseases such as Malaria, diarrhea and respiratory infections. It was estimated that children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have a risk of death 9 times higher than well-nourished children.
For this reason, an adequate management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition is essential to improve child survival and to reduce the burden of disease. Therapeutic products, including Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) and Ready to Use Supplementary Foods (RUSFs) have been proven a key strategy of success.