About this episode
TV-UNJARAMANA, Syria, 21 July 2008 -- Noujoud Moh'd is a Palestinian refugee residing in the Jaramana camp in Syria. Like the other 5,000 refugees living in the official camp -- as well as the nearly 17,000 living outside in an unofficial camp -- she and her family endure overcrowded housing, poverty and limited work opportunities. Ms. Moh'd, who did not complete her schooling, relies on the assistance of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to provide food aid and cash assistance to meet her family's basic needs. These services constitute a central resource for most families here, which they have no means of replacing. She also relies on UNRWA's free medical care. UNICEF partners with UNRWA and the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees to provide the camps in Syria with the necessary vaccinations and cold-chain equipment to store and preserve supplies of vaccines. In addition, UNICEF has trained almost 140 health workers and provided physiotherapy equipment to four UNRWA community rehabilitation centres, among other support. Basic health care and medical knowledge provided by UNICEF helps improve the lives of mothers and children already struggling in a landscape of unemployment, poverty and overcrowding. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/syria_44820.html
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Release Date
Jul 21, 2008
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Runtime
02:01
