Afghan docs put PRT’s ‘strong food’ to test
SHAJOY. Afghanistan -- An Afghan mother gives her daughter a taste of "strong food" a vitamin enriched and calorie heavy supplement. The Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team is working with local heath officials to combat the main causes of the areas extremely high infant mortality. The Shajoy public health administration staff has been using the low-cost and locally produced food supplement to treat more than 400 malnourished children in two months. The doctor said he has seen most patients gain 1 to 1.5 kilograms a week while taking “strong food.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Keith Brown)
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