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GEORGIA / DEVELOPMENT
STORY: GEORGIA / DEVELOPMENT
TRT: 2.23
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: GEORGIAN / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: APRIL 7 2009, GEORGIA, TBILISI
1. Close up, Mariam breathing with rubber mask
2. Med shot, Mariam seated beside nurse, mother Teona looking on
3. Close up, monitor of cardio ultrasound equipment
4. Wide shot, doctors in consultation room
5. Med shot, Mariam lying on bed beside cardio ultrasound machine
6. Med shot, doctors operating ultrasound equipment, Teona looking on
7. Close up, Mariam lying on bed as doctor applies ultrasound
8. Close up, picture of tiger and monkey
9. Med shot boy in consultation with psychologist
10. Close up, doctor's hand, writing notes
11. Close up, doctor talking to boy
12. Med shot, doctor talking to boy
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Maya Kherkheulidze, Head of Child Development Centre, Tbilisi:
"It's innovative for Georgia because mostly in our centres we were only assessing the child's health and we were neglecting the development and behaviour of the child."
14. Med shot, child walking and held by mother
15. Close up, mother's face
16. Close up, child's face
17. Wide shot, doctors speaking to mother in corridor
18. Wide shot, students in lecture
19. Med shot, slide from presentation
20. Med shot, lecturer speaking
21. Med shot, students turning to face presentation
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Perks UNICEF Georgia Deputy Country Representative:
"We want to support the Government in ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life. This means addressing the nutritional issues, the health issues, the developmental issues and well as learning issues."
23. Close up, Teona
24. Med shot, doctor examining Teona's second child, Teaona looks on
25. Close up, doctor's face
26. Close up, doctor's hands examining child
27. Med shot, Mariam playing with blocks walks out of frame
28. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Teona Giunashvili, 20, Mother:
"I would recommend people to visit the clinic for even minor problems, because there is a lot of care and attention here and there are very good health professionals."
29. Med shot, child sitting on mother's lap
30. Tracking shot, doctor with needle moves towards child and gives injection
31. Wide shot, Mariam and other children playing in waiting room
32. Close up, boy's face
33. Med shot, boy pushes open playhouse door to reveal Mariam and other children
Mariam suffers from asthma, a common respiratory condition.
But doctors at Georgia's new Child Development Centre in Tbilisi have also detected that the four year old has a heart condition.
Until now, Mariam's mother Teona was not sure how to best look after her daughter's health.
Together with assessing children's health, the Child Development Centre evaluates their psychological and behavioural development.
With the support from UNICEF and international partners, the centre is pioneering early child development in Georgia.
SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Dr. Maya Kherkheulidze, Head of Child Development Centre, Tbilisi:
"It's innovative for Georgia because mostly in our centres we were only assessing the child's health and we were neglecting the development and behaviour of the child."
Infant mortality in Georgia is still a challenge. Health authorities also lack sufficient data on child disabilities and learning disorders.
However, the new centre is helping to create databases for nationwide monitoring.
The centre now serves as a research and training institution for health care professionals and medical students.
UNICEF says the centre will promote a holistic approach to early childhood development in Georgia.
SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Perks UNICEF Georgia Deputy Country Representative:
"We want to support the Government in ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life. This means addressing the nutritional issues, the health issues, the developmental issues and well as learning issues."
Teona and her family remain displaced following the 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia.
The centre provides important free primary health care that they would otherwise not be able to afford.
SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Teona Giunashvili, 20, Mother:
"Yes I would recommend people to visit the clinic for even minor problems, because there is a lot of care and attention here and there are very good health professionals."
The centre is a result of Georgia establishing a national Early Childhood Development Strategy.
UNICEF will continue working with the Georgian government to help deliver programmes providing a holistic approach to early childhood development.
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