Amit Paley Shares

Amit Paley explains: Our solution is to simplify treatment to reach every child. That means a radically simpler, scalable treatment approach that treats all forms of acute malnutrition with a single food product at a single point of care, using simplified diagnosis and dosing.

The Movement Against Malnutrition is a bold new venture to ensure no child dies of hunger. We design and research ground-breaking innovations, deliver malnutrition services to millions of children, and advocate for urgent action to end this global crisis. The Movement Against Malnutrition was launched in 2023 by the International Rescue Committee in order to broaden this global effort to more partners; to unify all of the IRC’s groundbreaking innovation, research, program delivery, and advocacy under this new umbrella venture; and to drive funding and focus to save the lives of millions of children.

The fact that children die of hunger when we have a simple solution to cure them is one of the great moral injustices of our time. Amit Paley, Executive Director of the Malnutrition Advocacy Fund U.S.-Made RUTF Can Help Create A World Where Children No Longer Die of Hunger. Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food–often called Plumpy’Nut, LifePack, or RUTF–is a life-saving U.S.-produced fortified peanut paste. It is over 90 percent effective at treating the over 100 million children a year who are at risk of starving to death. Often described as a “miracle cure”, RUTF is essentially a sweet peanut butter paste that’s made from peanuts, milk, sugar, and enhanced with vitamins and nutrients that kids like to eat. The product revolutionized how kids are treated for malnutrition by making it possible for them to get treatment at home instead of at hospitals. It has a two-year shelf life, does not require refrigeration, and can be eaten straight from the package. For more information visit our website: https://www.malnutritionadvocacyfund.com/child-hunger