亨氏为匮乏维生素的海地儿童提供营养品

　　如果海地的妇女们停止母乳哺育幼儿，幼儿很快就会患上营养不良。

　　“一般来说，会在幼儿6个月大时，妈妈会停止母乳喂养。向富含玉米、米饭及小麦谷物等的饮食过渡。如果幼儿没有获得足够的铁、锌及其他营养素，很快就会造成营养不良，而且容易受疾病侵袭。”海地史怀哲(Albert Schweitzer)医院常务董事Ian Rawson表示。

　　Rawson，是一位在匹兹堡土生土长的美国人，也是周五戈切尔学院(位于巴尔的摩Baltimore市)毕业典礼的演讲嘉宾。目前，他正与亨氏公司的研究团队一起致力于改变海地目前的营养匮乏现状。在大家的努力下，亨氏发明了一种名为“营养包”(NutureMate) 的营养补充品，并将于今夏开始在这个贫穷的国家进行派发。

　　“营养不良会导致霍乱、肺结核等疾病，还会引起生长发育不良及认知发展不健全等很多问题，”Rawson表示。Rawson自2009年起，就在这家由Mellon家庭55年前创立的医院工作。“他们一直生活在挣扎线上，因此，当我们得知这个可以帮助他们逃离苦难的机会，我们感到很兴奋。”

　　“营养包(NutureMate) 的袋装大小相当于一个糖包，撒在食物上面使用即可。另外，这个产品无色无味。”Rawon继续描述道。

　　据亨氏公司基金会总监Tammy Aupperle表示，亨氏计划营养包(NutureMate)的首次派发使14,000名儿童受益，主要为6个月大的幼儿到2岁的幼童。

　　“这是幼儿成长的关键阶段，他们的身心成长发育健康与否在这个阶段非常重要，” Aupperle解释道。

　　“亨氏微量营养素基金于2007年启动，其资助的营养补充品还遍布中国、印尼、印度、孟加拉等其他发展中国家。” Aupperle补充。

　　“另外，亨氏与多伦多的Stanley Zlotkin博士一同研发的营养补充品类型，还可因地制宜以满足不同国家的需求。例如，蒙古的严寒天气使得当地的幼儿紧紧包裹在毛毯中，导致大多数儿童因缺乏日照而维生素D不足。”她说。

　　而据Rawson描述，目前海地幼儿最缺乏的是铁营养素。

　　他说，当他在海地的时候，他在一片废墟之中看到了希望、进步及美好的未来。

　　“虽然海地人民仍处于7级地震及霍乱爆发所带来的苦难，但是他们充满活力、乐观及快乐的精神。”他说。

　　“海地人民获得很多爱与支持， 而海地的美丽之处就在于他们的活力与对积极的生命力，”Rawson表示。“他们为逝去而哀伤，同时也将哀伤留在了过去。”

　　“一些建筑工程已经开始动工，但目前很多人还是住在城市帐篷里，”Rawson补充道，海地首都Port-au-Prince的重建估计都需要几年的时间，因为海地首都是遭受地震灾害最严重的地方之一。

　　“自地震灾害发生以来，位于匹兹堡的兄弟基金会已经为海地民众募集现金超过966,000美元，同时还募集医药及食物等物资达4.3亿美元。 ”该慈善机构北部分公司总监Luke Hingson表示。

　　目前，匹兹堡地区的医生们经常飞往海地地区，为他们提供医疗服务。据Rawson表示。

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　　Heinz nurtures vitamin-deficient Haitian young

　　When women in Haiti stop nursing their babies, it doesn't take long for malnutrition to set in.

　　Breast-feeding typically ceases when infants are 6 months old and they are transitioned to a diet high in corn, rice and wheat grains. The children don't get enough iron, zinc and other nutrients and can become malnourished quickly and susceptible to illness and disease, Ian Rawson, managing director of Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti, said on Wednesday.

　　Rawson -- a Pittsburgh native in the United States to deliver the commencement address on Friday at Goucher College in Baltimore -- is working to change that with a team of researchers at H.J. Heinz Co. Heinz has developed a nutritional supplement called NurtureMate, which it will begin distributing in the poverty-stricken nation this summer.

　　"With the malnutrition comes the cholera, and the tuberculosis, inhibited growth and cognitive development and so many other things," said Rawson, who has worked since 2009 at the hospital founded by the Mellon family 55 years ago. "They are struggling, and we are so excited about the opportunity to help them and lift them out of that."

　　The NurtureMate, a sachet similar in size to a sugar packet, is sprinkled on top of food, Rawson said. It is odorless and colorless.

　　Sixty packets cost just $1.50 to manufacture, said Tammy Aupperle, director of the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation. The first distribution will reach 14,000 children, she said, and the effort aims to target children ages 6 months to 2 years.

　　"This is such a critical stage in a child's life, and their mental and physical development and growth are critical in that time period," Aupperle said.

　　The Heinz Micronutrient Fund was started in 2007, and the supplements have been distributed in Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and other developing countries, Aupperle said.

　　Heinz and Dr. Stanley Zlotkin, of Toronto, developed the supplement, which can be customized to meet the needs of different cultures in different countries, Aupperle said. Children in Mongolia are swaddled in heavy blankets because of the cold weather, she said, and most become Vitamin D-deficient because they lack exposure to the sun.

　　In Haiti, the biggest need is iron, Rawson said.

　　Rawson said that when he is in Haiti, he looks past the devastation and sees hope, progress and a bright future.

　　Though the people still are suffering from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck in January 2010 and the cholera outbreak that followed, Haitians overall are vibrant, hopeful and happy, he said.

　　"There is so much love and support for Haiti, and the beauty of Haiti is its energy and positive life force," said Rawson. "They've grieved their losses and put it in the past."

　　Some construction has begun, though many people still live in tent cities, Rawson said, adding that it will take "years and years" before the capital of Port-au-Prince is rebuilt. The city was one of the areas hit hardest by the earthquake.

　　The Brothers' Brother Foundation in Pittsburgh has raised more than $966,000 in cash for Haiti since the earthquake and has collected $43 million worth of material, medicine and food, said Luke Hingson, director of the North Side-based charity.

　　Pittsburgh-area doctors routinely travel to Haiti to provide medical services, Rawson said.