Rupa

It's not too late for Rupa as long as her nutrition improves and that of her mother's, says Foley.

Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh 2012

Rupa, a four-month-old Bangladeshi girl, has not had the best start in life; she lives in a one-room brick and corrugated iron home with her parents in Modhubag, a Dhaka slum.

Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children 2012

Rupa's parents face a choice between putting money aside for rent or buying food.

Poor diet kills 2.6 million infants a year, says survey by Save the Children 2012

Typically, Rupa's family faces a constant tussle between putting money aside for rent and buying food for themselves and their child.

Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh 2012

Rupa, a four-month-old girl, has not had the best start in life; she lives in a small one-room home made of brick and corrugated-iron sheets with her sickly mother and father in Modhubag, a slum in the centre of Dhaka.

Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh 2012

At her age, Rupa should weigh 3kg, but weighs only two.

Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh 2012

Also successfully touching on this small sub-genre is the San Francisco-based Rupa and the April Fishes, led by Rupa Marya, an American-born daughter of South Asian parents; and whose day job is doctoring in a Bay Area hospital.

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Also successfully touching on this small sub-genre is the San Francisco-based Rupa and the April Fishes, led by Rupa Marya, an American-born daughter of South Asian parents; and whose day job is doctoring in a Bay Area hospital.

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Also successfully touching on this small sub-genre is the San Francisco-based Rupa and the April Fishes, led by Rupa Marya, an American-born daughter of South Asian parents; and whose day job is doctoring in a Bay Area hospital.

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But at least Rupa is moving, her eyes alert and she is crying, which is a big improvement from a week ago, points out Michael Foley, health and nutrition director with Save the Children.

Poor nutrition stunts growth of nearly half of under-fives in Bangladesh 2012