April 9, 2016
Meet Beata, a four-year-old girl from Uganda who lives with her grandmother, aunts, and uncles. “Beata has malnutrition, which has caused short-term impacts of skin sores and lethargy,” our medical partner, the Kellermann Foundation explains. “If not treated, long-term impacts could include stunting and impaired cognitive development.
“Beata enjoys skipping rope and playing ball with other children in her village, when she is feeling good,” the Kellermann Foundation adds. “Her grandmother, Candida, is a widow and works as a subsistence farmer growing food for her family and a little extra to sell in the market. She still has older children in school and the fees are expensive, so she was very worried about the costs of coming to the hospital with Beata.”
$375 will cover the cost of Beata’s treatment. “Since her malnutrition has been caught early, Beata should not suffer any long-term effects,” the Kellermann Foundation shares.
“Please thank all the supporters for their help. I want her to be healthy and strong and go to school when she is older,” her grandmother said.
Meet Beata, a four-year-old girl from Uganda who lives with her grandmother, aunts, and uncles. “Beata has malnutrition, which has caused sh...
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June 1, 2016
Beata received life-saving malnutrition treatment.
“Beata came in with malnutrition and oedema, was given therapeutic foods, and later after passing the appetite test was introduced to food,” explains her doctor at the Kellermann Foundation. “The grandmother was given plumpy’nut to take home and supplement her feeding.” Beata had a lot more energy by the time she was discharged from the hospital, as she was playing and singing with the other children, which was not the case when she first arrived.
Beata will return to the hospital in two weeks in order to track her progress and her family is hoping that she will start school next year.
“My grandchild is healthy and strong and I promise to keep feeding her as I have learned so she can grow well. My deepest thanks to all that have supported this treatment,” shares Beata’s grandmother.
"Beata came in with malnutrition and oedema, was given therapeutic foods, and later after passing the appetite test was introduced to food,"...
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