The nurse in charge of the malnutrition ward at Muhimbili National Hospital explains the best practices in feeding children. Photo | Syriacus Buguzi
What you need to know:
As Husna narrates the struggle with her daughter’s body weight problem, she is at the malnutrition ward of the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH). Her daughter, Mariam* aged 1 and half years, has been admitted in this hospital for over a month due to diarrhoea and marasmus—a form of malnutrition characterized by inadequate energy intake in all forms, including protein.
