UNICEF / GAZA MALNOURISHED CHILDREN

Almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and displacement continue to impact access to healthcare facilities and services for desperate families. UNICEF

• Video Length: 00:02:37
• Production Date: 27 June 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
• Geographic Subject: GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3228389
• Parent Id: 3228389
• Alternate Title: unifeed240627e

Description

STORY: UNICEF / GAZA MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
TRT: 02:40
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: PLEASE SEE SHOTLIST FOR DETAILS

Shotlist

15 JUNE 2024, AL-MAWASI, SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP

1. Wide shot, outside view of the tent where Shaam’s family resides in Al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip.
2. Various shots, Shaam, a 10-year-old who suffers from acute malnutrition, lives in a tent in Al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sima, Shaam’s mother:
“Shaam suffers from cerebral palsy and brain atrophy. Since the war started, Shaam’s condition has been worsening. / At home, I used to use a food processor to prepare her food, but here, in this tent, I can't do that. / Every morning, I boil her an egg and must feed her so that she does not suffer from calcium deficiency. / If I don't do that, if I don’t keep trying to feed her, her health condition will deteriorate.”

25 MAY 2024, GAZA CITY, NORTHERN GAZA STRIP

4. Wide shot. outside view of Sheikh Radwan Hospital in Gaza City, where some of the ambulances have bullet marks on them
5. Various shots, injured children receiving medical treatment at the Sheikh Radwan Health Center in the northern Gaza Strip

Storyline

Almost 3,000 children have been cut off from treatment for moderate and severe acute malnutrition in southern Gaza, putting them at risk of death as harrowing violence and displacement continue to impact access to healthcare facilities and services for desperate families.

This number, based on reporting from UNICEF’s nutrition partners, equates to approximately three-quarters of the 3,800 children who were estimated to be receiving life-saving care in the south ahead of the escalating conflict in Rafah.

Displacement, attacks on health, and dismal humanitarian access exacerbate the already desperate nutrition situation for Gaza’s children. Harrowing violence and displacement continue to impact access to healthcare facilities and services for desperate families.