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Plumpy'nut PATENT SURVEY

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Time: November 23, 2011 at 6pm to February 25, 2012 at 11pm
Location: WORLDWIDE INTERNET
Street: WORLDWIDE INTERNET
City/Town: WORLDWIDE INTERNET
Website or Map: http://donameunmundomejorpara…
Phone: 34+630460686
Event Type: mobilization, and, collection
Organized By: Juan Andres Gonzalez Fernandez
Latest Activity: Nov 23, 2011

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The request here lifting Nutriset patents and others if necessary with relation to Plumpy'nut, a food that can save millions of livesshould not be subject to patent exclusivity, and limiting increased production and prevents fulfill the nutritional needs of children,and makes the product more expensive broadcast.

NGOs provide data and show that 26 million malnourished children, only about two million Plumpy'nut gain access to thisdata by itself should be of sufficient weight to the federal courts ofWashington eliminated the monopoly created by Nutriset andalso allow other companies to develop a similar pasta.

Because it can be used at home without any preparation, under the supervision of the mother or other family member, Plumpy'nutcan treat most children with severe acute malnutrition without being hospitalized. This could considerably increase the number of treatments of malnourished children, and increase the recovery rate.

Remember that child malnutrition affects 55 million children around the world and that campaigns are conducted to reduce this problem are inadequate.

Plumpy'nut PATENT SURVEY

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What is Plumpy'nut, is a pasta presented in a foil pouch, which is made with peanut butter, vegetable oil, powdered sugar, powdered milk, an extra added vitamins A, B, C, D , E, K and a wide range of minerals, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, copper, iodine, selenium, sodium, calcium, etc..

It requires no prior preparation or refrigeration and has two years of life, which makes it a highly valued food for developing countries with scarce resources, energy needs, lack of water conservation systems.

Each unit weighs about 92 grams Plumpy'nut and is capable of providing up to 500 Kcal, WHO (World Health Organization) consider that this food is an effective remedy to help the children suffering from malnutrition, helps increase quickly weight to those children who need to be addressed by the extreme urgency suffering malnutrition, weight gain is the difference between life and death.

Because it can be used at home without any preparation, under the supervision of the mother or other family member, Plumpy'nut can treat most children with severe acute malnutrition without being hospitalized. This could considerably increase the number of treatments of malnourished children, and increase the recovery rate.

We are talking about human lives and the possibility of lowering the product to make it more accessible to children suffering from malnutrition.