Caregivers of children with severe malnutrition face significant emotional challenges. Their emotional wellbeing is strained by prolonged anxiety. These caregivers, often mothers, spend weeks at the hospital with their children, separated from their families and worried about their situation at home.

Treatment for severe acute malnutrition can be lengthy, lasting from one week to a month. During this time, caregivers are burdened with concerns about their child's health and their own situation. Further information about the challenges faced by these caregivers and the condition of severe acute malnutrition is available from ReliefWeb.