On May 3, USAID Administrator Samantha Power will travel to Fitzgerald, Georgia to visit the MANA Nutrition Factory. MANA is a critical USAID provider of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) for children facing malnutrition around the world. An estimated 45 million children worldwide face wasting – the most acute, life-threatening form of malnutrition.
During this visit, Administrator Power will tour the facilities and highlight the critical need to invest in nutrition commodities for the treatment and prevention of wasting in crises around the world including Gaza, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Administrator Power will be joined by MANA CEO Mark Moore, local elected officials, and philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn, KCMG.
WHEN: Friday, May 3 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Fitzgerald, Georgia
RSVP REQUIRED: Reporters interested in covering the event must RSVP to press@usaid.gov. Additional arrival instructions will be provided to credentialed press.