New York Times Editorial Praises ‘Nifty, Elegant and Cheap’ Interventions to Combat Malnutrition

In an opinion piece for The New York Times, writer Nicholas Kristof champions the “nifty, elegant and cheap solutions to global hunger” advanced by Helen Keller Intl.

Reporting from Sierra Leone, Nick details the devastating impacts of the US government funding cuts for global nutrition, which are preventing many of these solutions from reaching the people who need them most.  

The article highlights a slate of our proven, cost-effective approaches for combating malnutrition, including: vitamin A supplementation, food fortification, comprehensive prenatal vitamins, orange-fleshed sweet potato farming, breastfeeding support, and community management of acute malnutrition through the provision of ready-to-use therapeutic food.

The article also quotes Helen Keller’s Chief Program Officer, Shawn Baker:

“We have a whole set of solutions,” says Shawn, who also notes that a recent World Bank study estimated that each $1 invested in nutrition yields a return of $23.

Around the world, hunger remains the greatest threat to a child’s life, but simple, proven, cost-effective solutions exist. Helen Keller works in nearly 20 countries in Asia and Africa to promote life-saving nutritional actions, ensuring children can grow up healthy and live lives filled with potential.

Read the article: The One Global Problem That’s Easy to Fix

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