Post on 06-Feb-2018
Reprted by:
Mah Noor
Nutritionist
Relief Pakistan
TALHA
Weak and suffering from skin allergy, 7 months old Talha came to his local CMAM site
Bhagal with his parents. After reviewing his symptoms, the nutrition assistant immediately
registered and referred him to the Stabilization centre established in District Health Quarter,
Layyah.
History taken from his parents and his full medical examination summarized:
Name: Talha S/O Muhammad Asif
Age: 7 months
MUAC: 10.2 cm
Weight: 5 kg
Oedema: nil
Category: Severely Malnourished with Medical Complications
His father works in factory and earns 7000 monthly;
He is youngest and has 3 brothers and 2 sisters;
He was at mix feeding just because mother can
find time for homely activities without knowing
the destructive results of that.
Presenting complaints:
Acute diarrhea
Abdominal distention
Fever
Skin allergy
Restlessness
Management Strategy:
During 6 days of his admission in SC, he was treated for
complications and intensive nutritional therapy.
Then he was referred back to OTP for management of severe acute malnutrition. Subsequent
follow-up visits to Bhagal CMAM site showed steady progress for him and he was
transferred to SFP for management of moderate acute malnutrition.
Progress at the follow-ups:
Visit MUAC (cm) Weight (kg)
1st 10.2 5
2nd 10.3 5
3rd 10.3 5.1
4th 10.6 5.2
5th 10.7 5.6
6th 10.9 5.6
7th 11.2 5.7
8th 11.5 5.9
9th 11.7 5.9
Submitted to SFP
10th 11.9 6.2
11th 12.1 6.5
12th 12.2 6.6
13th 12.4 6.8
14th 12.4 6.7
15th 12.6 7.3
16th 12.8 7.6
His parents were extensively counseled time to time including breastfeeding, harmful impacts
of bottle feeding and mix feeding, how to identify signs of malnutrition, prepare nutritious
meals for their children, and practice good hygiene in order to keep their family healthy.
http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/learn/hunger-issues?open&lpos=ctr_txt_malnutrition
Remarks from his parents:
When my son was admitted to SC, I and my Husband were very worried. We didnt know
what is wrong with our child, he always remains ill, says her mother. We have consulted
every doctor but after sometime he became again ill. Then there i was told about malnutrition
and that a malnourished child is more prone to disease. We need food to stay alive, but also to
stay strong. Without proper nutrition, our immune system is not efficient, so disease enters
through germs like bacteria and can attack easily. Then a cycle begins, when we have a
disease, we become malnourished more easily. But now I am confident because now my baby
is healthy and I know how to save my children from malnutrition within my economic limits.
Thanks to the programme like this.