Lacey English

Recipient

Lacey English
Graduate Student, Professional & Master's
Health Behavior and Health Education
Gillings School of Global Public Health, Health Behavior & Health Education

Project

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

2014
Optimal Treatment of Moderate Malnutrition in Children in Sierra Leone

Malnutrition underlies 40% of child deaths in Sierra Leone. I will conduct a clinical effectiveness study of two supplementary foods used to treat moderately malnourished children among 10 clinics in the Eastern Province. I will examine recovery outcomes, treatment acceptability, and relapse into malnutrition between these supplementary foods, in order to discern optimal treatment of child malnutrition in Sierra Leone and build evidence globally.

Location

Sierra Leone