More than 10 million children under 5 years of age die every year from five common illnesses: diarrhoea, respiratory diseases, malnutrition, measles and malaria. Malnourished children are at greater risk of morbidity and mortality. Early detection of growth faltering and appropriate nutrition counselling is an important preventive intervention within IMCI (integrated management of childhood illness).1 2 In this picture, a low birthweight child went on in subsequent months …