We are monitoring the situation of Fatima, an 11-year old girl from Angel 1, Cusmapa who suffers from kwashiorkor, a type of malnutrition caused by protein deficiency. Fatima is the oldest of 6 children, living with her parents in the tiny, makeshift house pictured below. Her father recently spent a year in a Managua psychiatric hospital and has ongoing problems, preventing him from keeping steady work. Dr Bustillo has been evaluating Fatima's health and we are also keeping in mind that, given her condition, her siblings are at risk as well. We have also provided the family with provisions and tires to use for growing vegetables.
We are currently figuring out how to work with the family to improve living conditions, such as constructing adobe walls and adding a zinc roof.
Fatima's swollen cheeks are a symptom of malnutrition. Eight people live in the tiny plastic room pictured above.
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