At the Science Summit 2024 at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), Hilina Belete from Hilina Enriched Foods PLC, a PlumpyField member, alongside global experts – OpenBiome, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, icddr,b, Washington University in St. Louis and Institut Pasteur de Dakar – highlighted important scientific advancements aimed at fighting malnutrition through the microbiome.
Continuous innovation and scientific research are at the core of the PlumpyField network and Nutriset Group activities.
For almost 40 years, we have collaborated with institutional and academic partners to enhance knowledge on how enriched therapeutic foods for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition. Today, in the field of microbiome, we are eager to combine our expertise and accelerate progress to make Microbiota-Directed Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (MD-RUTF) a reality. These MD-RUTF are being developed to specifically target gut health and improve recovery from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). We recognize the demand from local and international authorities for more evidence-based solutions. At Nutriset Group, we will continue to provide our expertise alongside scientific and regulatory experts.
The panel underscored the importance of public-private partnerships to advance research and develop actionable, cost-effective solutions, with support from global organizations such as WHO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ICCDRB, Washington University and many more.
Private sector engagement is crucial, and Hilina Enriched Foods, through Nutriset Group teams, extended her support to work closely with researchers to ensure the sustainability and scalability of these life-saving nutritional solutions in Ethiopia and beyond.
Through these collaborations and a shared commitment to science, we can hope for a healthier future for children around the world.
