No Child Should Die of Hunger
But tragically up to 2 million children around the world perish every year from acute malnutrition, even though we have a simple, affordable treatment that can save their lives.
A single goal
The Movement Against Malnutrition is a new venture, founded by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), with a single goal: to ensure that no child dies of hunger, especially when we have scalable and proven solutions.
45 million children
suffer globally from acute malnutrition at any given time
Every 15 seconds
one child dies of acute malnutrition
Less than 1 in 5
acutely malnourished children receive life-saving treatment
Our five strategies to end malnutrition
Simplify to save costs and help more children
Advocate for increased funding
Scale our own programming to deliver quality treatment
Drive innovation and research
Support country health systems
“When I see a child on the road to health and the reaction on the mother’s face, it’s usually a reaffirmation that the work that the IRC is supporting in treating these malnourished children has an impact at the individual level. But also at a society level.”
Dr. Sila Monthe
Health Manager, IRC Kenya
