Malnourishment, particularly caused by lack of protein, brings on edema in the feet, legs and faces of sick children, along with ghastly swelling as fluid builds up under the skin, turning it purple and blistery. In the therapeutic feeding centers there are hundreds of children who are dying or would be dead if not for the essential nutrient-rich milk provided by IMC. Children are referred to TFCs from supplementary feeding clinics. They are admitted if their height--to-weight ratio is low enough to warrant 24-hour care. Crowded rooms hold more than 50 mothers, each with one or sometimes numerous malnourished children in need of immediate attention. There is little in the rooms, often only a cot and a mosquito net and the constant cries of hungry babies.