PALO, Leyte - The municipalities of Matalom and RHU Inopacan started to distribute the Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) to the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and Rural Health Midwives (RHMs) in managing moderate and severely wasted children 6-59 months through its weekly ration.

Dr. Josephine O. Zafico said that their newly hired Nutritionist-Dietitian is likewise starting to distribute RUTF to the Geofraphically Isolated. And Disadvantage Areas (GIDA). They are going to include routine assessment and nutrition counselling among mothers and caregivers.

RUTF is an energy-dense, mineral- and vitamin-enriched food that requires no preparation and is specifically designed to treat severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The food has a similar nutrient composition to F-100 therapeutic milk, which is used to treat SAM in hospitals, this according to DOH guidelines. #RNPC-CPD