Community Based Approach to Treating Malnutrition in Jharkhand, India (B-roll)

MSF started a pilot Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) project in June 2017 in Chakradharpur block of Jharkhand, which is one of the most vulnerable and high burden states in India.

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Community Based Approach to Treating Malnutrition in Jharkhand, India

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Treating Severe Acute Malnutrition in Chakradharpur block of Jharkhand

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF231487

Date taken / Date Recorded 01/05/2018 12:00 AM

Country India

Commissioning section MSF-INDIA

Photographer / videographer / producer Aahana Dhar

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 4m38s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 458.61 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00 - 00:04 - Text about video
00:05 - 00:14 - Dr. C. Shandilya, MSF Medical Activity Manager saying - "Severe acute malnutrition is a condition that weakens the immune system and reduces the ability to fight infections."
00:15 - 00:22 - He continues saying - "We are treating severely malnourished children aged 6 months to 5 years in this project."
00:23 - 00:41 - Shots of kids being checked on malnutrition.
00:42 - 00:49 - We hear Dr. C. Shandilya voiceover, where he says - "From 2009-2015, MSF introduced Community Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) for the first time in Bihar's Darbhanga."
00:50 - 00:54 - and continues saying, "And treated more than 17,000 severely malnourished children"
00:55 - 00:56 - "This was an important achievement."
00:57 - 01:02 - "In the CMAM model, we treat severly malnourished children at the community level."
01:03 - 01:05 - "Using learning and experience from Darbhanga,"
01:06 - 01:15 - "MSF started treating SAM children in Chakradharpur, Jharkhand through CMAM in June, 2017."
01:16 - 01:21 - "This area has a diverse population"
01:22 - 01:25 - "and a high prevalence of malnutrition."
01:26 - 01:28 - "The CMAM model has three major components."
01:29 - 01:39 - "The first is raising awareness in the community about malnutrition, its diagnosis and treatment."
01:40 - 01:47 - "The second component is outpatient treatment of severely malnourished children without complications."
01:48 - 01:52 - "They receive treatment in the community and return home the same day."
01:53 - 01:59 - ""Some severely malnourished children also have other medical complications"
02:00 - 02:05 - "and therefore they need to be admitted in a hospital. They are relatively fewer in number."
02:06 - 02:11 - "90% of children are treated at the community level."
02:12 - 02:58 - Shots of Health worker discussing with patient's gaurdians about malnutrition and treating children
02:59 - 03:21 - Shots of different children
03:22 - 03:27 - Mother walking with her children
03:28 - 03:35 - Shot of a child and mother
03:36 - 03:45 - Shot of health worker
03:46 - 04:01 - Shots of kids
04:02 - 04:13 - Chandra Prabha Gayetri, MSF Community Health Educator checking on kids.
04:14 - 04:22 - We hear Chandra Prabha Gayetri, MSF Community Health Educator stating - "It is very important to make mothers understand the importance of weekly checkups"
04:23 - 04:27 - "medicines and taking precautionary measures."
04:28 - 04:32 - "Once they understand that malnutrition is a"
04:33 - 04:38 - "disease, they will come to health centres regularly which will ensure their kids are healthy."

Severe Acute Malnutrition