Atlanta, GA, 1/13/2015 – The nation of Cuba has long been troubled by epidemic food shortages resulting in widespread hunger and malnutrition. As an impoverished, communist nation that is forced to ration food consumption, Cuba is impacted by starvation in a way that goes largely unnoticed by the free world.
The main public health crisis is anemia, with prevalence in the East of 56.7% among children under the age of 24 months and 20.1% amongst those between the ages of 2 and 5. There are a number of factors that have led to widespread anemia: inadequate food intake and availability; parasitic or infectious diseases; dearth of iron-rich food; insufficient education of anemia; poor water quality and sanitation; and a lack of hygiene practices.
Food Aid International has joined the fight against malnutrition and starvation in Cuba. Food Aid has packaged and shipped 57,024 malnutrition-fighting meals to the embargoed nation. Partnering with Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the meals will be distributed in the upcoming months to malnourished students and their families.
“It is our privilege to serve the under-served in a region marked by communism and neglected by the world,” said Food Aid CEO Dr. Christopher Leader. “Food Aid International seeks to always care for the forgotten, and serves to bring hope to the hungry everywhere, regardless of the political climate.”
For additional information on the project, please contact Dr. Christopher Leader at 888.407.5125 or visit http://www.food-aid.org.
About Food Aid International, Inc. – Food Aid International is a humanitarian, global, IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has joined the fight against poverty and world hunger. Food Aid packages and ships malnutrition fighting meals to starving children around the world. In a world where 16,000 children die every day due to hunger related illness, Food Aid International seeks to mobilize volunteers to package meals, ship meals, and save lives! We truly believe that through strategic partnerships, there is hope for the hungry!
