The Face of Malnutrition

What does severe malnutrion look like? Here is a 2 year old child, named Mbabazi (Faith) whose caregiver was sent to me for training in nutrition last week.

The baby had been brought to Masindi Hospital where I teach a weekly class on nutrition. What you see is what happens when a child's diet does not have enough protein. Simply adding protein to the diet would have prevented this illness. Mbabazi was hospitalized and given treatment, but despite the care, for her it was too late. May she rest in peace.