solution to end malnutrition

a possible solution to end malnutrition would be to donate medicne and give them nutritious foods. another way would be to teach them tips on preserving foods and how to tell when foods are not healthy enough to eat. but to truly be able to end all malnutrition, would be to end poverty!

my interview over a persons perspective onmalnutrition in Haiti

these questions were asked to a family member of mine and the answers they responded with are in pink!

1. what do you think malnutrition is?

 malnutrition is when someone is suffering with sickness due to a lack of nutrition in the foods they consume

2. what do you think is the cause of malnutrition in Haiti?

 they have contaminated food and water sources and the food they are getting sent has no nutritional value it is just very plain food.

3. who is helping Haiti?

 i believe many countries are helping bu the food has no nutrition but, some private organazations send proper medicine and food

4.what would be a possible solution to end malnutrition in Haiti?

 To have all countries that are helping Haiti to be like the smaller organizations!

5. who all suffers with malnutrition?

I believe that anyone that eats foods without proper dietary value may suffer from malnutrition

2 perspectives on malnutrition Haiti

there is one medicine that truly helps Hatians suffering with malnutrition it is called plumpy nut or medikal mamba. It is provided through UNICEF 0which recieves it from another organization called CONCERN. Thankfully, it comes to them at no cost because if it did it would be very expensive.
Many many countries have provided food to Haiti since the earthquake.  Most of this food is not "nutritious"... but rather, rice, beans, spaghetti, etc.  They also provide good bottled water. Malnutrition is both a political and humanitarian problem, where there is poverty there is malnutrition. If countrys could work together to help poor countrys like Haiti there would not be as much malnutrition.

One negative aspect that is not helping malnutrition get better is the open air markets in Haiti.Most villages have "market day" twice a week since people do not have refrigeration.  They purchase food/meat,etc and use it in a few days then go back to the market to buy more.  The animals are slaughtered on market day and the pieces of meat sit in the sun, with flies and other flying insects all over them.  The merchants try to sell their meat before mid-day when it gets too hot and the meat can spoil.



pictures and information provided by my aunt sr. Judy Dohner HM who is a  nurse and head of a childrens hospital in Haiti

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                           Malnutrition in Haiti                                                                               

malnutrition accounts for more than 1/3 of the deaths each year in Haiti. Malnutrition is not due to just a lack a food it is a lack of nutrition in the food they consume. Haiti has this problem because they do not have the proper foods and money to get these foods. Alsso, they do not have the proper soil to grow foods and they can not make enough money to get nutritious foods that they need. The way that we can help is by sending money and donating foods, but not just rice and dried foods, but foods with the vitamins and nutrients we need to survive.