Steve Collins

Founder & Chairman Valid Nutrition "Our philosophy is not to import solutions into the developing world, but to add value to society & industry locally.”

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

#Malnutrition #Famine #HornOfAfrica
You don’t need to be an expert to understand that treating a child with a safe, efficacious, and #costeffective, #plantbased, #RUTF is better than not treating them at all.
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[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

With the disruption of international supply chains due to Covid 19 & compounded by an energy & global food supply crises emanating from war in Ukraine, we must implement existing, cost-effective solutions to treating malnutrition now. Lives depend on us.
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[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

This systematic bias against a lower cost, non-milk #RUTF recipe appears to be part of a wider pattern serving to block #plantbased RUTF and to retain an non-evidence based #dairy monopoly on treatment.
https://t.co/K8JQTbGM3j

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

This #Abstract reveals the fundamental flaws and misleading conclusion of the Review published by Potani et al. (2021), to inform the #WHO on the efficacy of #RUTF containing no or less than 50% #protein from #dairy in the treatment of children with SAM.
https://t.co/NuF3KOiVOJ

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

More resources required just to stand still. It's a disgraceful situation that we have a much cheaper, #plantbased #RUTF product with proven efficacy available for use but blocked by the WHO. Adopting #climate relevant R&D is essential for positive change.
https://t.co/fNBhOZjd3z

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

For children denied treatment, the cost of blocking #innovative, #plantbased #RUTF is too high. The WHO must act to adopt proven plant-based RUTF food technology, conducive to #localproduction and that can reduce cost by up to 30% and increase coverage.
https://t.co/9EZRBXbvVV

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

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[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

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[Centre for Global Development UCC @CGDUCC]

@Steve_Collins_V of @ValidNutrition discussing the challenges & solutions around #ZeroHunger is part 1 of a video series from the @UCC conference on Global Hunger Today
https://t.co/UyINNmXz8q

[Paul Ellingstad @paulellingstad]

cc. @Steve_Collins_V @ValidNutrition

[Centre for Global Development UCC @CGDUCC]

Inspiring short interview with Dr. Steve Collins from Valid Nutrition discussing the main challenges and solutions to global food security at the Centre of Global Development's 'Global Hunger Today' conference. #ZeroHunger #SDG2
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[State of Acute Malnutrition @AcuteMalnut]

New article on alternative formulations:

A study evaluating if newly developed amino acid-enriched milk-free RUTF or amino acid-enriched low-milk RUTF treatment could replenish plasma amino acids to levels comparable to those following peanut-milk RUTF.

https://t.co/jHiuHzzsgO

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

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[icddr,b @icddr_b]

Treating severe acute #malnutrition: Locally produced chickpea and rice-based ready-to-use therapeutic food (#RUTF) at @icddr_b costs around 1/4 of the price of commercially available products. v @devex HT @nashypie @PaulGJMurphy @ValidNutrition https://t.co/LqWlkQCfU6 #nutrition

[innocent foundation @innocentfdn]

5 million children die from acute malnutrition each year. It doesn’t have to be this way. We’ve joined @NoWastedLives coalition. By working with leading charities, agencies and donors, together with your support, we can make #ZeroHunger a reality. Join us https://t.co/HVYFSmhV88

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

@ValidNutrition @ValidInternational

[State of Acute Malnutrition @AcuteMalnut]

New article on alternative formulations:

A study evaluating if newly developed amino acid-enriched milk-free RUTF or amino acid-enriched low-milk RUTF treatment could replenish plasma amino acids to levels comparable to those following peanut-milk RUTF.

https://t.co/jHiuHzzsgO

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

@ValidNutrition at forefront of innovative RUTF recipe development
https://t.co/9SM3cfAMkz

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

Valid Nutrition at the forefront of innovative RUTF recipe development: - Alternative malnutrition treatments recipe holds promise for hundreds of thousands of children -... https://t.co/Ak8kaOMpzR

[Steve Collins @Steve_Collins_V]

@ValidNutrition at the forefront of innovation RUTF recipe development https://t.co/BusUKb8G0h

[No Wasted Lives @nowastedlives]

The evidence is available now, how do we ensure it is heard and acted upon to start saving lives tomorrow?

Pressing words to close a thought-provoking first day at #evidence4nutrition from @Steve_Collins_V @ValidNutrition

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

@sauliguerrero Good-supporting local production. Bad-no shameful-that nothing is being done @ UN level to make a cheaper RUTF recipe available to the additional 1M children it could treat within existing budget constraints. Would this scandalous waste of resources be tolerated in other sectors?

[Valid Nutrition (RCN 20065737) @ValidNutrition]

@sauliguerrero https://t.co/5CxzHU1vh8

[Paul Ellingstad @paulellingstad]

ICYMI. Disrupting the status quo-- and its incumbents who benefit-- is difficult and frustrating. BUT, persistently making the case for change-- objectively & transparently-- will yield progress. Props @ValidNutrition @Steve_Collins_V! Stay the course! https://t.co/EaqplumLls https://t.co/cuKbjsptJo