Sunday, March 11, 2012

Partners in the fight against malnutrition


Today, after measuring Jennyca’s progress, FONDEFH nurse Mirlene Duplessy sends Ms. Pierre home with a week’s supply of Plumpy’nut, a therapeutic food. She will have to bring Jennyca back to the tent every weekend for seven weeks. After that, barring any complications, Jennyca’s health should be restored. Over the last five years, the combined Dutch efforts to fight malnutrition have led to gradually decreasing malnutrition prevalence rates in all health care settings ...

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