What Is RUTF? The Therapeutic Food Saving Children's Lives
Ready-to-use therapeutic food is a nutrient-rich, peanut-based paste used to treat millions of children suffering from severe malnutrition every year. UNICEF is the global leader in RUTF procurement, purchasing around 80 percent of the world's supply. The innovation has achieved impact at scale — helping to save millions of lives since its introduction in 1996. Collective action is needed to ensure that every child in need can access RUTF without delay. Learn more.
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.
