6 Apr 2012

PHILIPPINES / MALNUTRITION

It has been nearly four months since deadly flash floods hit the Philippines leaving hundreds of thousands of families displaced. The biggest concern now in this fragile environment is malnutrition. UNICEF has been screening children in evacuation centres and providing life-saving treatment to those affected. UNICEF

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STORY: PHILIPPINES / MALNUTRITION
TRT 1:50
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FILIPINO / NATS
 
DATELINE: FEBRUARY 2011, ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES
 
SHOTLIST:

1. Pan left to right, broken roads, building to riverbed
2. Wide shot, people on a makeshift boat on the river
3. Med shot, boys standing in front of a damaged house
4. Wide shot, boys standing in front of a damaged house
5. Close up, boy in mother's arms
6. Wide shot, mothers with children walking in front of a UNICEF-supported 'mother-baby friendly' tent at Ubaldo Laya evacuation centre in Iligan, Philippines
7. Wide shot, UNICEF official speaking with mothers at the UNICEF-supported 'mother-baby friendly' tent at Ubaldo Laya evacuation centre in Iligan, Philippines
8. Various shots, health workers screening children for malnutrition by measuring their height weight and mid-upper arm circumference
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nonoy Fajardo, UNICEF Philippines Programme Specialist: 
"UNICEF has been responding to the nutritional needs of children in this emergency by organizing mother and baby friendly centers in relocation sites and evacuation centers, so that breastfeeding mothers can be provided with advice, and counsel and support."
10. Wide shot, mothers with their children at the UNICEF-supported 'mother-baby friendly' tent at Ubaldo Laya evacuation centre in Iligan, Philippines
11. SOUNDBITE (Filipino) Linneliza Rines, Mother:
"I prefer breastfeeding because the baby is not prone to diseases and the baby is healthier. The milk of the mother is more nutritious, full of vitamins and can help the baby fight against diseases"
12. Med shot, 34-year-old Linneliza Rines with her son
13. Med shot, mothers with their children at the UNICEF-supported 'mother-baby friendly' tent at Ubaldo Laya evacuation centre in Iligan, Philippines
14. Close up, baby
15. Med shot, health worker giving advice to mother with baby
16. Close up, mother oils baby
17. Various shots, mothers with their children at the UNICEF-supported 'mother-baby friendly' tent at Ubaldo Laya evacuation centre in Iligan, Philippines

STORYLINE:
 
A trail of devastation left behind by the Tropical Storm Washi is all the eye can see here in the northern Mindanao province.

It's been nearly four months since deadly flash floods hit the Philippines and hundreds of thousands of families displaced by the disaster are still living in evacuation centers or seeking shelter.

And the biggest concern in this fragile environment is malnutrition. UNICEF and its partners have been screening children in evacuation centers, and providing life-saving treatment to those affected.

SOUNDBITE (English) Nonoy Fajardo, UNICEF Philippines Programme Specialist: 
"UNICEF has been responding to the nutritional needs of children in this emergency by organizing mother and baby friendly centers in relocation sites and evacuation centers, so that breastfeeding mothers can be provided with advice, and counsel and support."

Linneliza Rines is amongst the hundreds of mothers who are being counseled on breastfeeding her son

SOUNDBITE (Filipino) Linneliza Rines, Mother:
"I prefer breastfeeding because the baby is not prone to diseases and the baby is healthier. The milk of the mother is more nutritious, full of vitamins and can help the baby fight against diseases."

And it's not just nutrition and hygiene, mothers are also encouraged to share their painful experiences of the floods through focus groups and art therapy.

While this is just a first step in their slow and arduous process of recovery, it's one that's helping them keep a positive attitude in the face of adversity.