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Valid International (VI) was established in 1999 to promote evidence-based reform of humanitarian practice. The organization is best known for its work leading up to the international adoption of the commun... Read More

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Valid International specialises in the provision of expert technical support and the research, development and implementation of techniques to improve the quality, impact and accountability of any endeavour that aims to improve global hea... Read More

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Dr Steve Collins (MBE, MD, DSc(hc), MBBS) – Founder and Executive Director

Steve is the Executive Director of Valid International Ltd. He is a medical doctor with a doctorate in nutrition and has worked in aid and development since 198... Read More

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Our mission is to improve global health and nutrition with evidence-based, equitable, high impact solutions.

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Effectiveness of milk whey protein-based ready-to-use therapeutic food in treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Malawian under-5 children: a randomised, double-blind, controlled non-inferiority clinical trial.

Article first published online: 13 FEB 2014 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12112

Randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a soybean-maize-sorghum based ready-to-use complementary food paste on infant growth in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, AJCN (Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:1157-1164)

Low-cost, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods can be designed using locally available commodities with the aid of Linear Programming, Journal of Nutrition

The Journal of nutrition, 142(5), 955-961.

Development and acceptability of a novel milk-free soybean–maize–sorghum ready-to-use therapeutic food (SMS-RUTF) based on industrial extrusion cooking process, Maternal Child Health

Long term mortality after community and facility based treatment of severe acute malnutrition: Analysis of data from Bangladesh, Kenya. Malawi and Niger. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology. 4(8), 215-225