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e of treatment with RUTF, children have more energy and are able maintain their health and weight on the standard diet of rice, corn and beans.

"If we dig the children out of the deep immunologic and nutritional hole they are in, they are not very likely to fall back in," Wolff said. "We can't treat all of the congenital diseases they have, but we can treat malnutrition, which makes the kids healthier, smarter, taller and better able to contribute to society."

The program stems from one started in 2001 by Mark J. Manary, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Manary's Project Peanut Butter, which uses the same nutrient-rich mixture, fed 1,000 Malawi children in the first two years, and continues to nourish thousands of starving children in the southeastern African country. Researchers found that the RUTF, also known by its brand name, Plumpy'Nut, significantly reduced childhood mortality rates from malnutrition and related diseases.

In Cap Haitien, local employees produce the mixture using primarily Haitian products in a facility that MFK has already outgrown. To date, MFK has treated more than 700 children. It is currently treating more than 100 children, which requires 4,400 pounds of Medika Mamba a month. By the end of 2006, the group wants to produce more than 6,600 pounds a month, expand its distribution network and reach more of the thousands of malnourished children in the region. The organization is also preparing to supply the RUTF to another group at two other sites.

Tom Stehl, who is working toward a dual master's in business administration (MBA) and social work (MSW) at Washington University in St. Louis, has been involved with MFK for about a year and has visited Haiti three times this year to work with the project.

"Medika Mamba saves children's lives -- period," he said. "And let's not make any mistake about it, the kids to whom we distribute o
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