Friday, January 22, 2010

Aid Workers Aim To Head Off Hunger In Haiti

The United Nations' World Food Program estimates three million earthquake survivors in Haiti will need ready-to-eat food rations over the next month. When aid workers face the challenge of providing food in hot, humid climate without refrigeration, they often turn to high-energy biscuits. (..) "These are great because there's no water, there's no electricity, they're not able to cook for themselves," the WFP's Julie Marshall said in Toronto. "This is ideal for an initial response."

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