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NIGER / MALNUTRITION
STORY: NIGER / MALNUTRITION
TRT: 1.51
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 3, 4 MAY 2010, GUIDIMOUNI, NIGER/ 5-7 MAY 2010, MARRIAH, NIGER
3, 4 MAY 2010, GUIDIMOUNI, NIGER
1. Wide shot, Baraka walking with her son, Abdul to the Integrated Health Center
2. Wide shot, Baraka entering Integrated Health Center
3. Med shot, nurse lifting Abdul out of weighing scale
4. Med shot, Baraka sitting on floor with Abdul
5. Med shot, nurse measuring Abdul’s arm
6. Pan left, Integrated Health Center
7. Wide shot, Baraka walking out of center
8. Wide shot, Baraka, mothers and children at center
9. Wide shot, Baraka holding Abdul at center entrance
10. Wide shot, Baraka consults with nurse about Abdul
11. Med shot, Baraka holding Abdul
12. Med shot, Baraka talking with nurse
13. Wide shot, Abdul being measured
14. Med shot, Abdul refusing plumpy nut
15. Med shot, nurse talking with Baraka
16. Pan right, Baraka carrying Abdul
17. Med shot, nurse taking notes
18. Med shot, nurse giving vitamin A and folic acid to Abdul
19. Wide shot, Baraka and Abdul getting into vehicle
20. Med shot, Baraka, Abdul and nurse inside vehicle
5-7 MAY 2010, MARRIAH, NIGER
21. Wide shot, Baraka, Abdul and nurse entering Therapeutic Feeding Center, Mirriah
Hospital (CRENI)
22. Wide shot, the doctor, Abbas, conducts a medical examination on Abdul
23. Med shot, the doctor, Abbas, filling forms for the treatment at the CRENI for Abdul
24. Med shot, nurse giving Abdul amoxicillin (antibiotic) from syringe
25. Med shot, nurse putting catheter into Abdul’s arms while he is breastfed
26. Wide shot, Baraka sitting room with Abdul for phase 1 of treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.
27. Med shot, Baraka breastfeeding Abdul
28. Wide shot, nurse preparing treatment for Abdul
29. Wide shot, women walking outside Mirriah hospital
30. Med shot, Abdul in his mother’s arms
4 MAY 2010, GUIDIMOUNI, NIGER
31. Close up, Baraka’s feet walking on sand
32. Wide shot, Baraka carrying Abdul across sand to vehicle
With poor rainfall, crop failure and exhausted food reserves across Niger and four months to go until the next harvest, there are mounting fears of a food crisis similar to the one of 2005 that affected thousands of children.
Baraka has brought her 13 month old son, Abdul, to the health centre in Guidimouni. At 5.5 kg, he is acutely malnourished. He is also suffering from malaria. Abdul is one of the many children expected to be needing treatment for malnutrition in the upcoming months.
In the first stage of care, Abdul is assessed by a health worker and Baraka is given advice on preventative health methods (breastfeeding).
Then Abdul is weighed and measured to determine the appropriate treatment. He is so weak he even refuses to eat the plumpy nut supplement that is offered to him.
After further examination, the nurse explains to Baraka that the malaria is weakening Abdul and has caused his malnutrition. He needs to be taken to an intensive therapeutic feeding centre in Mirriah hospital.
He is given vitamin A and folic acid. Then a nurse accompanies Baraka and Abdul to the centre.
Built with the support of UNICEF, this new section within the Mirriah hospital is devoted exclusively to the care of severely malnourished children.
Abdul undergoes further testing. A catheter is placed in Abdul’s arm for upcoming treatment and he is given antibiotics.
Against the backdrop of this growing crisis in Niger, providing nutrition supplies and services on time is critical. UNICEF and partners are working to ensure that adequate care reaches children like as Abdul in time, so that they can survive this crisis and thrive again.
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