Booth No. A137
Company Introduction
For over 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has helped people affected by conflict and disaster. Today, we provide emergency relief wherever it's urgently needed, and help communities rebuild around the world and across the United States.
Main Products & Services
[Revolutionizing malnutrition treatment across Africa]
In conflict and crisis-affected regions, rural communities rely on farming and raising livestock for their livelihoods. However, sudden and gradual climate changes can disrupt their agricultural and pastoral activities, putting them at risk.
In East Africa, three years of catastrophic drought have been followed by devastating floods, affecting tens of millions and leading to unprecedented rates of acute malnutrition. Crisis-level food insecurity also threatens other areas, including Africa's Sahel region and Afghanistan.
For children, being malnourished can lead to a range of health problems and can be fatal. The IRC is leading the fight against child malnutrition and has developed a simplified and more cost-effective combined protocol that offers a more comprehensive treatment.
The simplified protocol empowers community health workers or parents in remote areas to assess and monitor children for malnutrition at home, enabling more children to be reached with life-saving care. The approach is already in action in the Central African Republic, Chad, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan.
In conflict and crisis-affected regions, rural communities rely on farming and raising livestock for their livelihoods. However, sudden and gradual climate changes can disrupt their agricultural and pastoral activities, putting them at risk.
In East Africa, three years of catastrophic drought have been followed by devastating floods, affecting tens of millions and leading to unprecedented rates of acute malnutrition. Crisis-level food insecurity also threatens other areas, including Africa's Sahel region and Afghanistan.
For children, being malnourished can lead to a range of health problems and can be fatal. The IRC is leading the fight against child malnutrition and has developed a simplified and more cost-effective combined protocol that offers a more comprehensive treatment.
The simplified protocol empowers community health workers or parents in remote areas to assess and monitor children for malnutrition at home, enabling more children to be reached with life-saving care. The approach is already in action in the Central African Republic, Chad, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan.
