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UGANDA / MALNUTRITION
STORY: UGANDA / MALNUTRITION
TRT: 3.23
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUNYANKOLE / NATS
DATELINE: 18-21 MARCH 2013, IBANDA DISTRICT, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
1. Wide shot, hills of South Western Uganda
2. Wide shot, woman hoeing on hillside
3. Med shot, Village Health Worker Beatrice Asaba walking through terrain with her baby strapped to her back
4. Med shot, Beatrice walks towards home, with children sitting outside
5. Med shot, Beatrice welcomed by family father Geresomu Butetera, his children are sitting outside
6. Med shot, Beatrice talking to Geresomu
7. Close shot, Dalton Butetera sitting on the ground, behind him a plate of matooke
8. Med shot, Beatrice screening (Dalton, Erik and Peter) Butetera children for malnutrition. (Despite their different ages – Peter is 4, Erik 3, and Dalton only 2 years old – the brothers are nearly the same size.)
9. Close shot, Beatrice measures Peter’s (4 years old) arm width
10. Pan right, from Beatrice to vegetable garden.
11. Med shot, father sitting with his children
12. SOUNDBITE (Runyankole) Geresomu Butetera, Father:
“I appreciate the visit of the village health worker because she is helping me with my sick children”
13. Med shot, Beatrice cooks porridge
14. Med shot, children drinking porridge
15. SOUNDBITE (Runyankole) Beatrice Asaba, Village Health Worker, Kicuzi sub-county:
“I like working as a village health worker because I can help my neighbours to have healthy children, to have enough and good food for them, so that they are healthy and can go to school and therefore we will have development in the community and every family will have enough food.”
16. Wide shot, Beatrice explains results of screening to Geresomu, tells him his children are malnourished
17. Wide shot, Geresomu, his wife and Beatrice sitting on a bench, attending a food demonstration at the health center– counseling on maternal nutrition for pregnant women and mothers
18. Tilt up, from pamphlet for nutrition program to woman reading it
19. Wide shot, doctor at health clinic examining children
20. Close up, health worker writing on card, filling out details about child’s health
21. Wide shot, health worker holding up nutrition poster to community leaders
22. Med shot, health worker holding up nutrition poster to community leaders
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Ambassador Roberto Ridolfi, Head of EU Delegation in Uganda:
“We wish success to Uganda in the future to become a middle income country. However, it still is facing dramatic challenges especially on these 2 MDGs: under five mortality and maternal health. Now, the under- five mortality must be addressed not only with food security, but also with the right food and that’s why we are engaging with the offices of UNICEF in this project.”
24. Wide shot, health worker demonstrating nutritious foods to mothers in front of health center
25. Med shot, pregnant women and mothers listening to demonstration
26. Pan right, from fruits and vegetable to Geresomu and his family
27. Med shot, clinical officer examining Erik in his office
28. Close shot, Erik’s face
29. Close shot, Peter and Dalton sitting on father and mother’s lap
30. Med shot, clinical officer talking to Geresomu, his wife Jacqueline seated in his office with their other two children Peter and Dalton
The Ibanda district in Western Uganda
Where agriculture is the backbone of the economy…and yet …
Malnutrition looms large
A mother and village health worker, Beatrice Asaba travels far to reach children caught in the clutches of malnutrition
She’s deeply concerned about the children in her community
Today, she’s visiting Geresomu Butetera’s family
His youngest sons haven’t been keeping well
One look at Peter, Erik and Dalton will tell you what’s wrong
The children are suffering from severe malnutrition
Beatrice speaks to their father and tours the compound to understand the root causes of the problem
The children aren’t being fed the right diet
And there aren’t any sanitation facilities
A dangerous combination that’s resulted in a health disaster for the children
SOUNDBITE (Runyankole) Geresomu Butetera, Father:
“I appreciate the visit of the village health worker because she is helping me with my sick children”
Teaching by example, Beatrice cooks a meal for the children and explains the importance of a nutritious diet
SOUNDBITE (Runyankole) Beatrice Asaba, Village Health team member, Kicuzi sub-county
“I like working as a village health worker because I can help my neighbours to have healthy children, to have enough and good food for them, so that they are healthy and can go to school and therefore we will have development in the community and every family will have enough food.”
Having screened Erik, Dalton and Peter for malnutrition, Beatrice recommends they be taken to the village health center
And that’s where we meet her the next morning
Beatrice is part of a larger program being managed by the European Union together with UNICEF, the government of Uganda and USAID
Working through existing structures from health centers right down to the community level through village Health Teams, the program aims to create stronger awareness of nutrition and food security.
SOUNDBITE (English) Ambassador Roberto Ridolfi, Head of EU Delegation in Uganda:
“We wish success to Uganda in the future to become a middle income country. However, it still is facing dramatic challenges especially on these 2 MDGs: under five mortality and maternal health. Now, the under- five mortality must be addressed not only with food security, but also with the right food and that’s why we are engaging with the offices of UNICEF in this project.”
More than 2 million children under five in Uganda are chronically undernourished.
Here at the health center, pregnant women are being given a demonstration on the right for food them and their children.
Geresomu Butetera is here with his wife, and listens intently. He brought his children to the health center for an examination as suggested by Beatrice.
Erik, Peter and Dalton are now on their path to recovery.
Simple solutions will help them build a strong foundation and give them a new start in life.
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