Severe malnutrition threat to children in Yemen

STORY: Severe malnutrition threat to children in Yemen DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of malnourished children being treated at the hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM AHMED, Local benefactor 4. various of malnourished children being treated in the hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU ALI, Local benefactor 6. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Famine and disease outbreaks are still chasing poor families in Yemen and putting their children at risk of acute malnutrition or leading to death. Zaid Matary, a three-year-old boy who has been suffering acute malnutrition got a rare chance for treatment after several benefactors raised the money to pay his medical bills. Om Ahmed, one of the benefactors, accompanied the boy all the way to Sanaa, the country's capital due to the child's critical condition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM AHMED, Local benefactor "The child's father has passed away