I was told by my close friend, Lori, that when we started a Malnutrition Center that it would fill up quickly. We decided to start with a small number of in-house patients because when you have more sick babies, you have to add a bigger staff. We have certain guidelines to follow that tell us which babies need to stay at our clinic, and which babies need out-patient care.

There are lots of complications to having a Malnutrition Center. For in-patient babies, they are fragile and require food products and milk that is very expensive. Another problem is that sometimes the mother may not come back for them, because they already have a big family to raise. For out-patients, the main concern is having the mother come down from the mountains with her child to have them weighed, measured, and examined by our doctor. They often do not have the money for the transportation to come to Love A Child. This is a big responsibility. We are trying to work out a plan for those out-patient mothers with babies.

We have seven full-time live-in babies, and 43 out-patient babies in our program. A special thanks to our wonderful partners who love and support us. God bless you. Sherry