Nutritionist Rosana Macedo continues to care for patients despite restrictions on movement due to COVID-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Using telecare, she guides parents like Analie Duarte on how to best feed their babies and toddlers who have cleft lip and/or palate. Making sure they get enough nutritious food to eat to develop normally is critical in their first few years of life, as well as to attain the minimum weight needed for surgery.
Macedo is busier than ever. Apart from her work, she's looking after her kids and husband at home and trying to make sure her elderly parents are taken care of.
As the cleft care clinic reopens and she starts receiving patients again, Devex follows Macedo's journey and those of the children and their families she’s been helping — some of whom she’s never met in person.
Learn more about Macedo and her patients in this visual story as part of the Duty of Care series.
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Rachel Shue
Rachel Shue was an Associate Editor on the Devex partnerships editorial team until October 2021, where she was responsible for digital content series, liaising with partners and clients, and helping flesh out ideas for new initiatives and events.