Nepal - Kathmandu - Child nutrition

A 27-year old Nepalese mother sits on a hospital bed with her two children on a feeding ward in the Friends of Needy Children Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal. Her children are 6-years and 9-months old. The baby is sleeping wrapped in a blanket. Another mother and child are lying in the bed next to them. All the children are severely malnourished and receiving intensive nutrition re-feeding treatment. These children have been in the centre for 18 days and the baby has successfully gained 1kg. Malnutrition prevents normal and healthy growth and development.

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A 27-year old Nepalese mother sits on a hospital bed with her two children on a feeding ward in the Friends of Needy Children Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal. Her children are 6-years and 9-months old. The baby is sleeping wrapped in a blanket. Another mother and child are lying in the bed next to them. All the children are severely malnourished and receiving intensive nutrition re-feeding treatment. These children have been in the centre for 18 days and the baby has successfully gained 1kg. Malnutrition prevents normal and healthy growth and development.