Claudia, a 17-month-old infant, was brought to the clinic by her grandmother for medical attention. Her mother is unable to care for her, and her father lives in the Dominican Republic. Upon Claudia’s admission, she weighed only 12 pounds. Claudia’s family are farmers who grow crops, including corn, beans, and peppers, to sell for a living. They traveled for four hours by motorcycle and foot to reach the clinic. Claudia lives with her grandparents and seven other family members in a modest four-room house constructed of rocks and clay, and the roof is made of tin. Claudia was diagnosed with kwashiorkor and diarrhea and admitted to the clinic. Her height-to-weight ratio is -3 standard deviation, and she is considered severely malnourished. She was given F-75 therapeutic milk and received further treatment with medika mamba.

Frandline, a 15-month-old infant, was brought to the clinic by her mother. Upon admission, she weighed 20 pounds. Her family is composed of farmers who grow a variety of crops such corn, beans, and sweet potatoes to sell for a living. They traveled 1 hours by motorcycle and foot to reach the clinic. Frandline lives with her parents and 4 siblings in a 3-room home constructed of rocks and clay which is covered with a tin roof. The family does not have running water at their home or a flush toilet, but do have an outhouse. Frandline was admitted to the clinic with symptoms kwashiorkor, vomiting and diarrhea. Her height to weight ratio is -1 standard deviation, she is considered severely malnourished along with the kwashiorkor. She was given F-75 therapeutic milk and later moved to medika mamba for treatment.

Odlene’s mother brought her to the clinic at the age of three, weighing 24 pounds. Upon admission, she lost two pounds of water weight due to edema caused by kwashiorkor. Her parents are farmers and sell their produce for a profit. After a two-hour motorcycle ride, they arrived at the clinic. Odlene has six siblings and lives with her family in a three-room house made of rocks and clay covered with a tin roof. They do not have running water or a flush toilet but have an outhouse. They obtain water from a source that is a 40-minute walk from their home. Odlene was admitted with diarrhea and was treated with F-75 therapeutic milk before moving to medika mamba.

Esther, a 17-month-old infant, was brought to the clinic by her mother. Upon admission, she weighed 9 pounds. Her family is composed of farmers who grow a variety of crops such corn, beans, and sweet potatoes to sell for a living. Her dad also is a tailor that sews clothing. They traveled 4 hours by foot to reach the clinic. Esther lives with her parents and 1 sibling in a 2-room home constructed of rocks and clay which is covered with a tin roof. The family does not have running water at their home or a flush toliet, but do have an outhouse. They get their water from a source that is about 5 minutes from their home. Esther was admitted to the clinic with symptoms kwashiorkor, vomiting and diarrhea. Her height to weight ratio is -4 standard deviation, she is considered severely malnourished along with the kwashiorkor. She was given F-75 therapeutic milk and later moved to medika mamba for treatment.

Wondensnerley, a one-year-old weighing 13 pounds, was brought to the clinic by his mother. Along with his parents and five siblings, he resides in a home made of tin walls and covered with a tin roof. His parents are farmers and sell beans and corn in open-air markets for profit. The family had to travel by motorcycle for 30 minutes to get to the clinic. Wondensnerley was diagnosed with kwashiorkor, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and a cough upon arrival, with a weight-to-height ratio of -4 standard deviations, indicating severe malnourishment. The medical staff started Wondensnerley on F-75 therapeutic milk and later graduated him to medika mamba for treatment.