Augustine Okoruwa, Regional Program Manager for Food Fortification, recently spoke to the Associated Press about the impacts of the climate crisis on malnutrition in West Africa and how fortified bouillon cubes can help people add essential nutrients to their diets.
“Farmlands are destroyed, you have a shortage of food, the system is strained, leading to inflation making it difficult for the people to access foods, including animal-based proteins,” says Augustine.
Without access to affordable, nutritious foods, millions of children are at risk of malnutrition, which can have serious long-term consequences for their growth and development.
Based on research Helen Keller Intl has conducted in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, fortified bouillon cubes are the “most cost-effective way” to add essential nutrients to the diets of people across the region.
The Gates Foundation also highlighted large-scale food fortification, including fortifying bouillon, as one of four proven solutions the world should invest in to address malnutrition in its 2024 Goalkeepers Report.
Read the full story by the Associated Press.
