VIDEO: Bringing Malnourished Children Back to Health in Burkina Faso
A second chance for malnourished children in Burkina Faso:
At the health center, each child is weighed and their upper arm circumference measured. If the tape is in the red, the child is suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and needs immediate treatment with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), a nutritious peanut paste that can restore a malnourished child to health in a matter of weeks.
UNICEF and partners are aiming to reach hundreds of thousands of acutely malnourished children with lifesaving treatment this year in Burkina Faso. Your contribution can make a difference. Please donate.
HOW TO HELP
There are many ways to make a difference
War, famine, poverty, natural disasters — threats to the world's children keep coming. But UNICEF won't stop working to keep children healthy and safe.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories — more places than any other children's organization. UNICEF has the world's largest humanitarian warehouse and, when disaster strikes, can get supplies almost anywhere within 72 hours. Constantly innovating, always advocating for a better world for children, UNICEF works to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected.
Would you like to help give all children the opportunity to reach their full potential? There are many ways to get involved.
