8 Jun 2012

INDONESIA / PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHOEA

A new UNICEF report shows that pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading killers of children under age five, disproportionately affecting children in the poorest, most disadvantaged areas. UNICEF

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STORY: INDONESIA / PNEUMONIA AND DIARRHOEA
TRT: 2:00
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: INDONESIAN / ENGLISH / NATS
 
DATELINE: 1 JUNE 2012,
 
SHOTLIST:
 
1. Wide shot, tree tops
2. Wide shot, woman walking down dusty road
3. Med shot, boy near wooden hut
4. Med shot, villagers
5. Wide shot, men walking down the street
6. Med shot, children under hut
7. Med shot, pig walking 
8. Wide shot, pig with wooden hut
9. Wide shot, pan, buildings
10. Med shot, father with child
11. Med shot, girls washing hands
12. Close up, girls scrubbing hands
13. Med, boys washing hands
14. Close up, washing hands
15. Med shot, teacher teaching hand washing at school
16. Med shot, children in classroom
17. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Lory Aploegi, 53-year-old, principal, Gereja Masehi Injili Timor Elementary School Soe 2, 53-year-old:
"It's important to teach children from an early age and elementary school children are the right target group, to teach them ways to have a healthy and clean life. So when it becomes a habit at the school eventually they will follow it at home as well as in the community."
18. Wide shot, teacher in class
19. Close up, children
20. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Rasela Tahun, 11-year-old, student at Gereja Masehi Injili Timor Elementary School Soe 2:
"I didn't have the habit of washing my hands after I played with my dog. But since learning the importance of hygiene now every time I play with my dog I never forget to wash my hands."
21. Wide shot, hospital
22. Wide shot, mother with child
23. Med shot, woman with child and health worker
24. Med shot, pan, breastfeeding posters
25. Wide shot, village
26. Med shot, latrines
27. Med shot, latrines
28. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Marten Sela, 45-year-old, latrine builder:
"It has given us job opportunities for the community through our group; so far most of the demand is from outside this village."
29. Wide shot, villagers
30. Med shot, women
31. Med shot, villagers
32. Med shot, villagers
33. Med shot, villagers
34. Med shot, villagers
35. Med shot, pan, villagers

STORYLINE:
 
Over the past ten years Indonesia has shown considerable economic growth. Yet pockets of vulnerability and deprivation remain.

The country's Nusa Tenggara Timor Province-NTT for short-has the fourth highest under-five mortality ratio and one of the worst poverty rates in the country. The province also has the worst sanitation coverage resulting in higher incidents of diarrhoeal disease.

A new UNICEF report shows that pneumonia and diarrhoea are leading killers of children under age five, disproportionately affecting children in the poorest, most disadvantaged areas.

Increasing knowledge of simple preventative measures and good hygiene is essential.

A community-based approach to sanitation from hand washing to water treatment and environmental improvements can save lives. And teaching these lessons starts with the youngest.

SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Lory Aploegi, 53-year-old, principal, Gereja Masehi Injili Timor Elementary School Soe 2, 53-year-old:
" It's important to teach children from an early age and elementary school children are the right target group, to teach them ways to have a healthy and clean life. So when it becomes a habit at the school eventually they will follow it at home as well as in the community."

And when these young health ambassadors take their lessons home, it is clear that the community-based approach is having an impact.

SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Rasela Tahun, 11-year-old, student at Gereja Masehi Injili Timor Elementary School Soe 2:
"I didn't have the habit of washing my hands after I played with my dog. But since learning the importance of hygiene now every time I play with my dog I never forget to wash my hands."

In NTT, the efforts to reduce diarrhoeal disease are not limited to issues of water and sanitation alone.

Health workers are also trying to increase rates of exclusive breastfeeding, which strengthens infants' ability to fight off disease.

The multi-pronged community-based effort is also helping the community in other ways: In Neke Village for example, local residents have started a latrine-building enterprise which not only improves sanitation but generates much-needed income.

SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Marten Sela, 45 years old, latrine builder:
"It has given us job opportunities for the community through our group; so far most of the demand is from outside this village."

Against many odds, the local government and communities in NTT have come together to tackle the underlying causes of poor child health in their province. Maintaining this multi-layered approach will be key to preventing disease and saving many children's lives.