JEANNEAU He is 9 months old and weighs 10 pounds. His papa is his primary caregiver. He has been following in the clinic since he was 4 months old faithfully. When he came in this month he was severely dehydrated and had the beginning signs of kwashiorkor, puffy cheeks and
After the kids stay in the ICU and get past the critical stage in their healing they graduated to the Rescue Center. This is located at a different location than the ICU. The Rescue Center cares for non complicated cases of malnutrition and those that are well into the healing
Chrismene has finally decided that she wants to eat. It has been an uphill battle for several months. We are excited for her!!
CYNEXIL He is 2 1/2 years old and weighs 20 pounds. He was referred to us from Bread to the Nations. He is in the beginning stages of kwashiorkor and has swelling in his feet and legs. He failed an appetite test and also had a fever when admitted. The
Here are a few of the grads from the medika mamba program from this past month. Since 2009 there have been 750 patients that have been treated with medika mamba (for severe malnutrition) through our inpatient and outpatient program.
