International Rescue Committee and Actor Oh Minae Visit Kenyan Refugee Camp to Deliver Hope to Families in Crisis

Highlighting the Maternal and Child Health Crisis in Kenya's Refugee Camp on SBS Broadcast, September 12
Oh Minae Joins the Journey of Hope for Mothers and Children

Last June, actor Oh Minae, an ambassador for the International Rescue Committee, visited the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to deliver a message of hope to mothers and children in crisis. International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC), represented in Korea by Lee Eunyoung, announced on the 11th that, together with ambassador and actor Oh Minae, they visited the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to deliver a message of hope to mothers and children.

This visit is part of the television program "How to Eat and Live Well," a collaboration between the International Rescue Committee and SBS, which will air at 11 a.m. on September 12. The broadcast will reveal the reality faced by mothers and children in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, who are in a survival crisis due to conflict and climate disasters. In June, actor Oh Minae personally visited the camp, toured the medical facilities operated by the International Rescue Committee, and experienced daily life by fetching water and helping with laundry alongside the women living there.

Kakuma refugee camp is the third largest refugee camp in the world, with approximately 300,000 residents. However, the health conditions there are extremely poor. Of every 1,000 newborns, 14.7 die within the first 28 days of life, and the maternal mortality rate is 124.2 per 100,000 live births. As international aid decreases, the demand for medical care, such as acute malnutrition treatment, is increasing, while humanitarian medical services are at risk of being reduced or shut down.

Last June, actor Oh Minae, an ambassador for the International Rescue Committee, visited the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya and delivered a message of hope to mothers and children in crisis. International Rescue Committee

In this situation, the International Rescue Committee operates Ammusait Hospital, the only general hospital within the refugee camp. Equipped with 180 beds and a delivery room, this hospital established the world’s first pediatric surgery room inside a refugee camp and runs a stabilization ward for children with acute malnutrition, providing specialized maternal and child health services.

Ambassador Oh Minae said, "Seeing the mothers in Kakuma devote themselves to their children despite such harsh conditions, I felt deep pain as a mother myself," adding, "I hope that more attention and support will be given to the Kakuma camp, which reminds me of Korea right after the Korean War, so that these people do not lose hope."

Lee Eunyoung, Korea Representative of the International Rescue Committee, stated, "I am grateful to Ambassador Oh Minae for joining the journey of the International Rescue Committee with her positive influence," and added, "We ask for much interest and participation in this broadcast, which delivers hope to mothers and children in Kenya who urgently need treatment and support."

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