UNICEF WeShare - SoP Jana B-ROLL

[NOT FOR FUNDRAISING USE. JANA, THE CHILD FEATURED IN THIS VIDEO, DIED ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2025].

TITLE: SoP_196b malnutrition Jana PTC B-ROLL
RESTRICTION(S): None (or what are they, if any)
SHOOT DATE(S): 25 August 2025
LOCATION(S): Gaza City (Friends of the Patient Society Hospital), State of Palestine
VIDEOGRAPHER: Rawan ELEYAN
EDITOR(S): Ahmad ALBAKRI
FIELD PRODUCER(S): Tess INGRAM, Rawan ELEYAN
IN-HOUSE PRODUCER(S): Christine NESBITT
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 00:48
ORIGINAL LANGUAGES(s):
Arabic, English

STORYLINE / BLURB:
On 25 August 2025, in Gaza City, UNICEF supported the screening and treatment of children with acute malnutrition, in Friends of the Patient Society Hospital. Children suffering from moderate and severe acute malnutrition received Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Hospitals, already overwhelmed with trauma cases, are struggling to cope. Children like Jana, 9 years old, highlight the compounded crisis: Jana’s survival is threatened by hunger and lack of treatment. Her sister, Joury, died only weeks ago from acute malnutrition — a devastating reminder that children’s lives in Gaza are put at risk, not just by airstrikes, but also by the living conditions. In the Gaza Strip, the malnutrition crisis has reached catastrophic levels. The entire child population under five — over 320,000 children — is at risk of acute malnutrition. In July alone, 13,000 children were identified as acutely malnourished, the highest monthly figure ever recorded, representing more than a 500 per cent increase since the start of the year.

SHOTLIST/TRANSCRIPT:

Shot list:

CU – Jana lies on the hospital bed, breathing heavily. Her frail body shows clear signs of malnutrition.

MS – Nesma gently touches her daughter Jana’s head as she rests on the hospital bed. Ambient sound: “Cover her, it’s ok to cover her.”

MS – Nesma continues touching Jana’s head; Jana, weak and malnourished, is now covered with a blanket.

CU – Photos of Jana and her sister are shown on their mother’s mobile. Ambient sound: “Show me more photos, please.”

Extreme CU –Photos of Jana and her sister on the mobile screen.

CU – Another set of photos of Jana and her sister appears on their mother’s mobile.

On 25 August 2025, in Gaza City, UNICEF supported the screening and treatment of children with acute malnutrition, in Friends of the Patient Society Hospital. Children suffering from moderate and severe acute malnutrition received Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Hospitals, already overwhelmed with trauma cases, are struggling to cope. Children like Jana highlight the compounded crisis: Jana’s survival is threatened by hunger and lack of treatment. Her sister, Jouri, died only weeks ago from acute malnutrition — a devastating reminder that children’s lives in Gaza are put at risk, not just by airstrikes, but also by the living conditions. In the Gaza Strip, the malnutrition crisis has reached catastrophic levels. The entire child population under five — over 320,000 children — is at risk of acute malnutrition. In July alone, 13,000 children were identified as acutely malnourished, the highest monthly figure ever recorded, representing more than a 500 per cent increase since the start of the year.