What is the importance and impact of USAID's malnutrition treatment programs worldwide?

USAID's malnutrition treatment programs provide critical interventions for the world's most vulnerable children, particularly those in war zones susceptible to disease. These programs offer an effective solution that can be implemented inexpensively and quickly using nutritious food products made from American-grown peanuts, produced in manufacturing facilities in Georgia and Rhode Island. Despite severe malnutrition taking children's lives rapidly and causing permanent brain damage in survivors, treatment is accessible and has historically received strong bipartisan support from Congress as a humanitarian gift from the American people to children worldwide.