THE ribs, backbone and hips of the child protrude from underneath the skin which lacks healthy pigmentation. Though already 2 years of age, the thin-haired child looks like a 6-month-old baby. He cannot hold his neck straight. He is unable to lie prostrate. Even to sit, he has to be aided.

The child, whose name is Dimas Saputra, looks like those afflicted with malnourishment in places such as Ethiopia or Yakuhimo, Papua. However, he lives with his