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Malnutrition, fuel shortage threaten lives of premature babies in Gaza

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STORY: Malnutrition, fuel shortage threaten lives of premature babies in Gaza
SHOOTING TIME: July 6, 2024
DATELINE: July 8, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:14
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Kamal Adwan Hospital 
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WISSAM AL-SAKANI, Public relations officer at the Kamal Adwan Hospital
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-KAHLOUT, Doctor in Kamal Adwan Hospital

STORYLINE:

At Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Hanoun, a town ravaged by conflict in the northern Gaza Strip, premature infants are facing life-threatening risks due to malnutrition and looming fuel shortages.

According to Wissam Al-Sakani, the hospital's public relations officer, approximately 40 children were born malnourished and with low birth weights because mothers didn't receive the essential nourishment during pregnancy.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WISSAM AL-SAKANI, Public relations officer at the Kamal Adwan Hospital
"Our children are born malnourished and require special care. Our children here rely on ventilators to survive. If the electricity is cut off due to fuel shortages, these children will die."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-KAHLOUT, Doctor in Kamal Adwan Hospital
"At Kamal Adwan Hospital, we rely on diesel to operate electrical appliances. If diesel is not available, these appliances will stop."

Pregnant women and newborns are particularly vulnerable amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which has created a severe humanitarian crisis in the densely populated area.

A survey conducted by UN Women in April across the Gaza Strip revealed that 76 percent of pregnant women interviewed reported suffering from anemia, and 99 percent faced difficulties in accessing essential nutritional supplies and supplements.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine.
(XHTV)

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