Médecins Sans Frontières - WEBCLIP: Yemen. Malnutrition in Khamer (ENG)

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF231459

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/04/2018 12:00 AM

Country Yemen

Commissioning section MSF-FRANCE

Photographer / videographer / producer Agnes Varraine-Leca

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Duration 1m50s

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Additional Information / Shotlist Khamer
Northern Yemen

This baby girl is three months old
When she arrived at the MSF hospital in Khamer, she weighed 1.7kg

Thea Doucet, nurse MSF (in English)
They actually got on the back of a truck which was 3 hours away because the mother’s very poor and doesn’t have any money to come to the hospital.

Her mother is also malnourished, and no longer able to breastfeed

Vinh Kim Nguyen, doctor MSF (in French)
People often think malnutrition is the result of food not being availble. But it’s more an economical problem where people can’t afford the food available.

Mothers stop breastfeeding shortly after giving birth to get back to work
Without the protecting qualities of breastmilk, children are more likely to fall sick

Malnutrition was already present in Yemen in March 2015, before the beginning of the conflict

Vinh Kim Nguyen, médecin MSF (en français)
Living conditions in the country have been dificult for a long time. There was already a high level of malnutrition but the war has clearly made the situation worse. Somea areas are more affected than others, particularly remote valleys with very isolated communites.

After three weeks in hospital, the little girl now weighs 2.2 kg

Thea Doucet, nurse MSF (en anglais)
We’ve been giving her special milk to help increase her weight. We’ve treated her for hypothermia, now her temperature is stable and she’s much more active than when she was when she came in. You can hear her crying in the background.

SLATE 1
Médecins Sans Frontières has been supporting Al-Salam hospital in Khamer since 2010.

SLATE 2
MSF also runs mobile clinics in Amran governorate to reach the most isolated communities.