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STORY: BANGLADESH / MEASLES
TRT: 1.26
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: BANGLA / NATS
DATELINE: PANCHAGARH, BANGLADESH, 22 FEBRUARY 2010
1. Wide shot, people working in mine
2. Various shots, people lined up for vaccination
3. Med shot, man travelling through village with loudspeaker
4. Med shot, woman pinning up vaccination announcement
5. Various shots, women and children waiting for vaccinator
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Khadija, Mother:
“They are announced the vaccination on the loudspeaker. My mother in law took my two children to get the vaccination today. I have so much work to do so I was not able to go.”
7. Various shots, children receiving vaccination
8. Med shot, health workers taking care of paperwork
9. Various shots, children receiving injection
10. Various shots, villagers arriving for vaccinations
11. Various shots, villagers lined up awaiting vaccinations
Panchagarh district in the far north of Bangladesh is remote and poor. Crushing rocks is one of the main ways for families to make a living.
But today, some women have chosen to sacrifice a day’s wages so they can have their children vaccinated against measles and polio.
They know about the campaign because it’s been vigorously promoted by loudspeaker announcements and visits by community health promoters—the most effective means of communication in a country where almost half the population is illiterate.
SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Khadija, Mother:
“They are announced the vaccination on the loudspeaker. My mother in law took my two children to get the vaccination today. I have so much work to do so I was not able to go.”
These children are among the 20 million under the age of five who have been vaccinated against measles during the UNICEF supported campaign. 22 million children were also vaccinated against polio.
Because of the publicity campaign parents are aware of how important vaccination is. They travel by bicycle, rickshaw van, or simply by walking for many hours through fields to ensure their children get protection from these preventable diseases.
