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‘People Are Going to Die’: A Malnutrition Crisis Looms in the Wake of USAID Cuts


Warehouses in the US are full of foods that fight malnutrition, while kids go hungry in places like South Sudan.

“The Administration is working with Edesia and other partners to broaden its partnership network, potentially adding more US-based companies, while also improving shipping efficiency and cost-effective procurement.” Some private donors are helping; MANA, for example, has received$250 million in donations from a philanthropist over the past several years, which allowed it to move forward with plans to expand its warehouse space even amid the turmoil. When these families do reach their destinations, the RUTF supply is dwindling; after traveling all that way, they are no longer guaranteed access to the prescription foods needed to stave off death and further illness.

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