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STORY: UNIFIL / SOUTH LEBANON MEDICAL CARE
TRT: 8:29
SOURCE: UNIFIL
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 09 JULY 2024, SHEBAA TOWN, SOUTH EAST LEBANON
1.Wide shot, entrance to the waiting room.
2. Various shots, patients at the waiting room.
3. Various shots, dentists working with the patient
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Col. Amoolya Teja, UNIFIL Indian Dentist:
“Since October 8th, we have seen the conditions, even as UNIFIL, we were not able to go outside, and the same is with the local communities. The locals are not able to go to the specialized treatment set-ups and get treatments done. We were given the chance to come here, so that we can come and establish a camp here and do the treatment possible for the locals so that they will benefit by our presence here.”
5. Med shot, UNIFIL Doctor giving medicines for the patient.
6. SOUNDBITE (Aarabic) Khouloud Al Badawi, Resident of Shebaa town:
“We have been in this crisis for approximately eight or nine months, and we are morally and psychologically exhausted. We cane today to the Social Affairs Center to be treated by the UNIFIL doctor. We are thankful that they came here under these circumstances and the bombing and everything.”
7. Various shots, doctor talking to patient
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ismail Hamdan, Resident of Shebaa town:
“The Lebanese people especially in the south, are experiencing a tragedy. And despite the difficult circumstances that we are going through, the UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to come here, even under shelling and under bombardment, carrying a huge burden, which no one else would do. The UNIFIL peacekeepers are the ones who are carrying out this mission and providing us with aid. They are taking a lot of risks, meaning they could be bombed at any time. To all UNIFIL peacekeepers, Indian or Spanish or any other UNIFIL peacekeepers who extend their hand to us, we thank you all.”
9. Wide shot, a building
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamad Saadeh, Director of Social Affairs Center, Shebaa:
“The Indian battalion provided us with medical and humanitarian services, as well as free medicine. The free medicine that we receive from UNIFIL, especially from the Indian battalion, our center distributes to our community members to help and support them. This day, with UNIFIL being here, is very special to us.”
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers provide free medical care to local residents in South East Lebanon.
UNIFIL Lt. Col. Amoolya Teja, from India, said that since October 8 last year, the communities were not able to access treatments.
“We were given the chance to come here, so that we can come and establish a camp here and do the treatment possible for the locals so that they will benefit by our presence here,” Lt. Col. Amoolya Teja added.
Khouloud Al Badawi, a Resident of Shebaa town said, “We have been in this crisis for approximately eight or nine months, and we are morally and psychologically exhausted. We cane today to the Social Affairs Center to be treated by the UNIFIL doctor. We are thankful that they came here under these circumstances and the bombing and everything.”
Ismail Hamdan is also a resident of Shebaa town.
He said, “The Lebanese people especially in the south, are experiencing a tragedy. And despite the difficult circumstances that we are going through, the UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to come here, even under shelling and under bombardment, carrying a huge burden, which no one else would do. The UNIFIL peacekeepers are the ones who are carrying out this mission and providing us with aid. They are taking a lot of risks, meaning they could be bombed at any time. To all UNIFIL peacekeepers, Indian or Spanish or any other UNIFIL peacekeepers who extend their hand to us, we thank you all.”
Mohamad Saadeh, Director of Social Affairs Center in Shebaa said, “The Indian battalion provided us with medical and humanitarian services, as well as free medicine. The free medicine that we receive from UNIFIL, especially from the Indian battalion, our center distributes to our community members to help and support them. This day, with UNIFIL being here, is very special to us.”
