Marvenson is 2 months old and weighed about 8 pounds when he was admitted. He is at a median weight for his height, but he has edema from kwashiorkor, making him severely malnourished. Both of his parents are alive; his dad is a mechanic, and his mom does hair and nails. They live with his grandma and one sibling in a cinder block house with a tin roof. They get their water from a nearby water collection system. The home does not have running water or a flush toilet, but they do have an outhouse. Marvenson had shown signs of kwashiorkor for a few days before coming to the clinic. His mom had been very ill with seizures after he was born and was in the hospital for several weeks. He also had a cough and fever. The family traveled an hour by motorcycle to reach the clinic.

Veroline is 5 years old and weighed 22 pounds when she was admitted, Her weight-to-height ratio was also below average at -3 standard deviations.. Both of her parents are alive and work as farmers, growing beans and corn in their gardens. They sell their crops in open-air markets to earn a living.  The family must walk an hour to get water from a local source. They do not have running water or flush toilets, but they do have an outhouse. Veroline had been sick for several months and had been losing weight. A few months ago, she developed kwashiorkor and went to a local clinic, where the swelling went away, but she continued to lose weight. The family traveled five hours on foot and by motorcycle to reach the clinic. Veroline was started on F-75 therapeutic milk and later transitioned to medika mamba for further treatment

Watson is 5 years old and weighed 22 pounds when he was admitted. His weight-to-height ratio was significantly below average at -3 standard deviations, indicating severe malnutrition. Both of his parents are alive and work as farmers, growing beans, pumpkins, roots, and cabbage. They sell these crops in open-air markets to earn a living. Watson has two living siblings and three brothers, with two siblings who have passed away. They live in a home with ten other family members, made of rocks and covered with a tin roof. The family gets their water from a source about an hour away. They do not have running water or a flush toilet in their home, but they do have an outhouse. Watson had been showing signs of malnutrition for several months before coming to the clinic. He also had diarrhea, a cough, and a fever. The family traveled five hours on foot and by motorcycle to reach the clinic. Watson was started on F-75 therapeutic milk and later transitioned to medika mamba for further treatment.

Chedeline is 4 months old and weighed 7 pounds when she was admitted, which is -3 standard deviations from the WHO average, indicating severe malnutrition. She also had edema due to kwashiorkor.  Both of her parents are alive and work as farmers, growing beans and corn in their gardens. They sell their crops in open-air markets to earn a living. The family must walk an hour and a half to get water from a source. They do not have running water, flush toilets, or even an outhouse.  Chedeline had been sick for several months and had been losing weight. She also had a fever, a rash, and itching on her body. The family traveled five hours on foot to reach the clinic.