(01 of14)
Open Image ModalA young mother with her child waits her turn, with ticket in mouth, to be seen by the clinic nutritionist. The clinic has over 500 patients, who come for weekly checkups and food collections. There are an estimated 40-60 new babies delivered per month, and between 30 to 40 new patient admissions per month, according to Christine Fernandes of the Urban Nutrition Programme at Concern Worldwide.
(02 of14)
Open Image ModalA group of mothers from Korogocho wait in line with their children for their weekly visit to the Concern Worldwide nutrition clinic. Every Friday, dozens of mothers show up to check the progress of their children's health and receive food rations.
(03 of14)
Open Image ModalA Concern Worldwide nutritionist takes the Measurement of Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) for a toddler in Korogocho. Like most patients at the clinic, the toddler’s arm falls below 11.5 cm, which marks the line for dangerous levels of malnutrition.
(04 of14)
Open Image ModalA mother arrives at a medical and nutrition clinic run by Concern Worldwide in Korogocho, one of Nairobi's most impoverished and dangerous slums. Sky rocketing food prices, resulting from the severe drought throughout East Africa, have left many low-income families without enough money for food.
(05 of14)
Open Image ModalA child at the Concern Worldwide medical and nutrition clinic happily guards a bag of Corn-Soy Blend and bottle of vegetable cooking oil, which Concern distributes weekly to mothers on a voucher system.
(06 of14)
Open Image ModalMothers hold their children while they wait to be seen by the clinic nutritionist for a checkup. Most of the children are below the age of two and suffer from moderate to severe malnutrition.
(07 of14)
Open Image ModalA doctor takes the Measurement of Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of a child who has been on a steady nutrition program for weeks. The child has progressed past the danger point of 11.5 cm, indicating that the food rations are working.
(08 of14)
Open Image ModalA baby sleeps while her mother waits in line at the weekly Concern nutrition clinic, primarily held for children and expecting mothers who are malnourished.
(09 of14)
Open Image ModalA mother brings her child to be weighed and checked up at the Concern nutrition clinic in Korogocho. Three months ago, when the toddler started on the program, she weight 3.8 kilograms - half the normal weight for a one year old, which is 7.5kg, according to a Concern health worker.
(10 of14)
Open Image ModalA Concern health worker helps a mother (left) prepare a baby girl to be weighed. The toddler, who is one year old, weighed in at 6.3kg - an improvement of 2.5kg since she started the feeding program.
(11 of14)
Open Image ModalA scale shows the weight of a one year old at 6.3 kilograms, an improvement of 2.5kg since she started Concern’s feeding program, but still below the target weight of 7.5kg.
(12 of14)
Open Image ModalLilian Atieno with her child, Talia. Talia lived on one meal a day, consisting of rice, maize or porridge, for three months before entering Concern’s nutrition program. Atieno has three children and, with rising food prices, could not afford to feed them all adequately.
(13 of14)
Open Image ModalA patient outside the Concern Worldwide clinic in Korogocho straps her child to her back and prepares to head home. According to Concern Worldwide staff, there are an estimated 10,000 families and 30,000 people total living in Korogocho. Christine Fernandes of the Urban Nutrition Program says that over 50% of households in Korogocho are suffering from food insecurity, with the problem getting worse as food prices keep rising.
(14 of14)
Open Image ModalA mother waits with her child to be seen by the clinic nutritionist. There are 168 children admitted into the clinic's severe malnourishment program, according to Christine Fernandes of the Urban Nutrition Programme at Concern Worldwide.