Malnutrition Hits Masego Clinic

Greater Francistown District Health Management Team (GFHMT) nutritionist, Masego Osupile said the cluster is faced with alarming rate of moderate acute malnutrition cases, which call for a concern. She also said moderate acute malnutrition hinders the development of a child and normally take place after an infant is over six months of age.

“Acute malnutrition takes place when the mother has stopped lactating either through breast feeding or formula. Most of the parents only feed the baby porridge when he or she reaches six months which is not healthy,” she said.