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When kids go hungry: A frontline perspective on treating child malnutrition

Posted in: Child health, Eastern Cape, Edition 13: Eastern Cape Health, Latest, Provinces, Western Cape

After more than 16 years at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, Shihaam Cader and her team have helped to treat and rehabilitate thousands of malnourished children. Kathryn Cleary chatted to Cader for the first part of a six-part special series on child hunger in South Africa.

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When kids go hungry: A frontline perspective on treating child malnutrition

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