A clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights how severe protein deficiency in kwashiorkor disrupts immune function and organ integrity in vulnerable children. Early recognition and careful nutritional rehabilitation are critical for survival. — Kwashiorkor 6903.jpg by Wikimedia Commons contributor / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
