In response to stalled delivery of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods, or RUTFs, international NGOs worked together without U.S. government funds to deliver these lifesaving products. Because of this work, as of March 2026, 25,000 cartons of RUTFs were delivered to South Sudan.
Date: 3/26
Region: Africa
Country: South Sudan
Topic: Food & Farming
Policy Lens: Global Health Security
Entry Type: Secondary Effect
Additional Context: While U.S. funding for RUTF production resumed in 2025, many of the organizations working to alleviate severe acute malnutrition by delivering these products continue to face significant losses in program funds. A new coalition, led by the International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger, continues to work with RUTF producers and local NGOs to deliver RUTFs in undernourished areas of the world.
Source: Mana Nutrition