Nigeria: Taimaka's Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

Nigeria: Taimaka's Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

Blog - When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, he was already severely malnourished. His mother, Asmau, was only 19. By the time they arrived at the health facility, the concern was visible in his tiny body, evident in the urgency of the assessment by the health workers, uncertain what would happen next.