Project Peanut Butter
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Project Peanut Butter is a nonprofit organization that produces and distributes ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to severely malnourished children, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. We currently produce the food locally in factories in Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. The humble beginnings of Project Peanut Butter can be traced to the late 1990s, when St. Louis Children's Hospital pediatrician
04/17/2025
Successes from the COGENT study to celebrate! These numbers continue to grow.
over 1,000 births so far
95,914 maternal RUSF packets dispersed
939 safe birth kits dispersed
235 women graduated from the MDAT
PPB thanks you for all of your support!
02/19/2025
The AI-based gestational age (GA) estimation calculator was created to allow midwives to conduct ultrasounds without extensive training, as this tool has the ability to automatically give a GA estimate. This tool has proven to be a significant help in the COGENT study, with a total of 2,322 GA estimation ultrasounds so far. While there have been many repeat scans and longitudinal ultrasound assessments, 99% of the time the GA estimate is captured accurately within the first scan.
02/11/2025
As of this month, a total of 1,186 pregnant women have been enrolled in the COGENT study, nearly doubling enrollment since June of last year. While Pujehun has been the main location of the study since it first began in August of 2023, the project has recently expanded into Kono, a large region central to Sierra Leone. This expansion was predicted to be a key asset to the enrollment numbers.
Construction of the new clinics began in May of 2024 and were completed not even three months later on August 8th. Since December, enrollment has begun in the Kono clinics, with an average of 12-14 newly enrolled pregnant women every week. Enrollment is expected to reach completion by December 2025.
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