Topic > Andre Briend - 724

In this part of the world filled with an abundance of food, it is hard to believe that over a million children are dying due to malnutrition and food shortages. For struggling developing nations like Niger, poverty combined with drought becomes a harbinger of death for children. Parents can do nothing to solve the problem and helplessly watch their child lose his life and accept death. Babies appear to be small wombs, not fully developed, with impaired motor responses due to lack of energy. It sounds painful and terrible, but how often do we see someone do something about it? How often does one person put humanity above all else and have a life-saving impact on the world? Here is the perfect example of a life-saving hero. Andre Briend, a French pediatric nutritionist has a different story and achievements than others, he has always wanted to do something for destitute and hunger-stricken children. This something has proven to be the most revolutionary product in the fight against childhood malnutrition, namely Plumpy'nut. Considering the problems of caring for malnourished children in hospitals, Andre wanted to design a formula that is ready to eat and doesn't require much training to inject. Therefore, Plumpy'nut has solved this problem and is saving millions of lives every year. year. The product has been highly appreciated across the world and its commercial availability is also underway. In emergency situations and rehabilitation centers the Plumpy'nut has been very successful and is widely used. In many places it has replaced the traditional WHO methods of nutritional treatment. Packaged in film, this is a gift from heaven routed through the healing hands of Andre that became a... paper medium... I would find sweet water, mixing in a contaminated environment would take away the healing power of the powder. As a result, the child will again be on his deathbed. While struggling to find a solution to cure malnutrition with nutritional powder that was not successfully eliminated due to the short shelf life of therapeutic milk and the scarcity of clean water in the affected foods. areas. This then gave rise to two major difficulties, where all severely malnourished children needed 24-hour medical care and supervision, the lack of Works Cited Tectonidis, M. (2006). Crisis in Niger: outpatient treatment for 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, arrived in a foil package. The New York Times, 8(8).