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Fatu is 22 years old and her daughter, Ami, is two years old. They live in a rural area of northern Sierra Leone, where Health Poverty Action has been working with the community to improve children’s health. Fatu explains how a year ago, Ami was very sick with malnutrition.
“She got sick, she lost weight and I had to bring her to the health centre.”
The health clinic worked with Fatu to suggest nutritional food that she could afford, and that Ami would eat. By working together, Ami was able to get better.
“They told me to wash my hands properly before giving Ami her food, and to give Ami peanuts in the morning and evening… without this service, I would have lost my child.”
In the future Fatu hopes that Ami will be educated and have a good job, like a nurse or a minister in the government.
Asha has been a nurse at Kagbere health centre in northern Sierra Leone for five years. Health Poverty Action has been working together with staff at this health centre for many years. Asha says,
“The biggest problem we face is nutrition. Most children who come here are here with a feeding problem. Most times they have been given water and rice too young, or without a varied nutritional balance. Most of the parents who come here haven’t been taught what food to give their children.”
With support from Health Poverty Action, Asha can teach parents about the importance of breastfeeding and the different nutritional foods they can give their children to help them grow.
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