The World Health Organization defines malnutrition as “the imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them.” In reality, it’s much more. It’s a silent killer that tears families apart and devastates countless infants each year. In an age where the world’s population is more prosperous than ever before, tens of millions of children will still go to bed tonight hungry, and millions–over six million in Africa alone–will die of malnutrition.

Sahia Ibrahim of Niger, Africa lost her first four children to malnutrition. One by one, a severe lack of vitamins and minerals claimed each of their lives. Now, with her six-month-old twins Hassana and Maroufee on the brink of death, she arrived at the hospital looking for a miracle. Plumpy’nut was that miracle. Three days later, the twins were smacking their lips on the creamy paste, ready to go home. Learn more about the revolutionary treatment.