1st August 2019
MOAS is proud to announce that, with the support of our donors and partners, we have shipped 27 tonnes of vital nutrition supplements to the port of Aden, in Yemen.
These supplies have been provided by our partner Edesia, a US-based nutrition company which manufactures calorie-dense sachets specifically formulated for paediatric malnutrition refeeding programmes. This shipment has been generously sponsored by long-time MOAS supporters Ed and Barbara Shapiro, and by the Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust.
The supplies that have now arrived in Aden are Nutriset’s Plumpy Doz packs. Plumpy Doz is a preventative nutrient supplement for children six months or older who are at risk of developing acute malnutrition, and can be used alongside ordinary foods. Each 50g Plumpy Doz sachet contains the essential nutrients required to prevent malnutrition in children whose diets are not meeting their calorie and protein needs.
These sachets are extremely effective in supporting normal growth and healthy development in children, as well as saving vulnerable lives. Our supplies will allow parents to support their children’s rehabilitation at home, rather than in hospitals or clinics which are increasingly dangerous and difficult to access.
Our shipment will now be distributed through the health cluster and nutrition pipeline by ADRA, our operational partner in Yemen. In the last three years, over 85,000 children under the age of five have died from acute malnutrition. With two million children under five acutely malnourished, we expect this delivery to have an immediate and life-saving impact.
Following this successful operation, MOAS is expecting a second delivery of pharmaceutical supplies to arrive in Yemen in the coming weeks.
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Since its inception, MOAS has reached hundreds of thousands of people through its activities. After several Search and Rescue missions in the Mediterranean Aegean and Andaman seas, MOAS expanded its operations to Southeast Asia, to assist refugees and the local communities.
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