Each year in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, 14
million infants perish due to malnutrition and related disorders.
That's 40,000 babies a day!
A significant factor contributing to this unfortunate
situation which constitutes the gravest emergency facing children
today, is the mothers' inability to find liquid foods for weaning
their babies.
Weaning foods must be liquid to be effective. Babies
reared on mother's milk can suck or drink, but have difficulty swallowing
solids. The tragic fact is that concentrated liquid diets for these
infants are not readily available, but could be, with PowerFlour.
Typical Specifications of PowerFlour
DESCRIPTION:
A white to creamy, NATURAL MALTED BARLEY FLOUR with
a pleasant accented malt aroma and flavour.
ADVANTAGES:
Diet enhancer to help infants, usually between
6 and 9 months, better digest the complex starch diet used as
a staple in most developing countries.
PowerFlour, even used in small quantities, is
capable of breaking down large quantities of starchy staples.
Simplicity and convenience. PowerFlour is easily
added to any heated starchy porridge and mixed.
No special preparations are needed.
Because very little PowerFlour is needed to be
effective, it is very cost effective to ship it where it is needed
the most (famine-stricken areas).
PowerFlour's effectiveness has been studied in Haiti,
Ghana and Malawi. The product has also had a positive impact in saving
children's lives in Peru, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali,
Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, the Philippines and other countries. This has
led PFAN to take on the challenge of providing a continuous supply
of PowerFlour to developing countries worldwide.
