GULU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL

Gulu University Medical Journal (GUMJ) 2009/2010 Vol 5.
often a chronic condition, which cannot be handled by the specialist’s intervention only. Mothers and families have
in their own hands the very solution to prevent and treat children malnutrition: locally available low cost foods,
wisely prepared by reinforcing local traditions are more than often the single most cost-effective intervention to cure
malnutrition.
Figures:
Fig. 2 Individual weight curves (weight in g) during Nutricam administration (August 2002).
Fig. 3 Length of treatment (days in care) and mean daily weight increments before and after Nutricam.
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