Malnutrition Feeding
Saving Moses helps babies and toddlers facing severe acute malnutrition in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo through therapeutic milk and care at malnutrition clinics.
What is Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)?
Severe acute malnutrition is a life-threatening condition. A child may be very thin for their height or have swelling caused by nutritional oedema. Illness, inadequate nutrition, and barriers to care can make the condition worse.
Early assessment and appropriate treatment matter. Learn more about severe acute malnutrition, or read UNICEF’s overview of child wasting.
How does Saving Moses help?
Our Malnutrition Feeding program supplies specially formulated therapeutic milk for babies and toddlers receiving care in malnutrition clinics. This support is part of a child’s treatment, with clinical staff assessing needs and monitoring recovery.
We also support meals for mothers so they can stay with their children, and prevention education in rural communities. Treatment depends on the child’s condition; therapeutic milk is not a replacement for ordinary infant feeding or a treatment to use without clinical guidance.
Timely care gives vulnerable little ones a chance to recover.
See our published program and financial reports for reporting periods, outcomes, and the work donors support.
Where do we work?
Saving Moses supports malnutrition care in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Families can face limited access to food, healthcare, and reliable supplies.
Your gift helps keep therapeutic milk and care available for babies and toddlers who need treatment. Explore monthly giving or other ways to give.
Save a baby like Nola
When Nola arrived at our clinic, she was severely underweight. Clinic staff were worried she would not survive. After four weeks on specially formulated therapeutic milk, she had made a full recovery.
