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Managing Malnutrition : A Tale Of Two Village Success Stories

Par Kimeng Hilton
11 oct. 2019 15:55
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Two of Martap’s nursing mothers heeded Fadimatou Falmata’s timely nutrition counsel and saved the lives of their children.

Djeinabou prevented her baby from becoming malnourished, while Mariama got hers out of Severe Acute Malnutrition. Community Health Volunteer, Fadimatou Falmata’s success stories abound in Martap village in Vina Division of Adamawa Region.
Especially in diagnosing and managing malnutrition. In the company of Falmata, 31, we visited Djeinabou in her Compagnie neighbourhood of Martap on September 5, 2019. Aged 33, Djeinabou is mother to Mariam Nourra, a 16-month baby girl.
“Nourra is healthy because she has been receiving micronutrients to prevent malnutrition,” Falmata told the group of five journalists from Yaounde with an air of fulfilment. “The mother did exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months as I advised before introducing water and enriched pap,” she added as Djeinabou, a mother of five, nodded in agreement.
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