The causes of childhood malnutrition are many and complex. As widely explained in the UNICEF Conceptual Framework of Malnutrition inadequate food intake (mostly poor quality diets low in calories and essential nutrients) and infections are listed as major reasons attributed to childhood malnutrition, worsened by factors such as economic status, hygiene, living conditions, medical care, parental education, and feeding practices.1 The most critical period is the first 1000 days of life, with growth faltering having proximal effects on child morbidity and mortality, and work productivity in adulthood.2 Poor feeding practices can adversely impact the health and nutritional status of children, which in turn have direct consequences for their mental and physical development. Furthermore, in malaria and HIV endemic countries, those infections impaired child immune system with a negative impact on nutritional status.