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A call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes. Statement given shortly after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Published in 2010, by WHO, UNICEF, WFP

The purpose of this Guidance is to provide an overview of the current technical and programmatic consensus on infant feeding and HIV, and give guidance to facilitate effective implementation of HIV and infant feeding programmes in refugee and displaced situations, in emergency contexts, and as an integral element of coordinated approach to public health, HIV...

Published in 2008, by UNHCR

A model joint statement on IFE worked upon and agreed by participants at a regional IFE workshop in Bali in March 2008. This version is based on a joint statement issued by WHO, UNICEF and IFRC during the Indonesia earthquake response. It was developed in the interest of emergency preparedness in the region.

Published in 2008, by IFE Core Group

The toolkit is intended as an easy-to-use field guide that outlines the key basic interventions for nutritional support to individuals and groups during an emergency situation. In most emergencies, we focus on two key aspects: risk assessment and risk management. This toolkit focuses on risk management. What it takes to ensure that emergency needs are met...

Published in 2008, by IASC

The reports coming out of a three-day meeting in October 2006 that aimed to clarify and refine the existing United Nations guidance and provide updated recommendations regarding HIV and infant feeding. The new evidence and research together with technical and programmatic input is described, which finally led to the ‘HIV and Infant Feeding Technical...

Published in 2007, by WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA

This document provides the full list of updated HIV and infant feeding recommendations, and an explanation of key points. This information is aimed at programme managers and decision makers, and those who will be in charge of revising national guidelines on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, and infant and young child feeding.

Published in 2007, by WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA

Presents eight core and seven optimal indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 0 to 24 months of age, and includes an update of indicators presented in the WHO/UNICEF document Indicators for assessing breastfeeding practices (1991), as well as important new indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 6 to less than 24 months of age....

Published in 2007, by WHO

This is an example of an IFE policy based on the operational guidance (2007) for agencies and organizations to endorse or adapt.

Published in 2007, by Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Core Group

Operational guidance intended for emergency relief staff and programme managers of all agencies working in emergency programmes, including national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. It applies to emergency situations in all countries, and extends to non-emergency situations.

Published in 2007, by Emergency Nutrition Network

Module 2 aims to provide health and nutrition workers with the basic knowledge and skills to help both breastfeeding and artificially feeding women. The first task is to support breastfeeding women, so that they do not lose confidence and introduce artificial feeds unnecessarily. The next task is to identify and help women who have feeding difficulties. The...

Published in 2007, by ENN, IBFAN-GIFA, Fondation Terre des hommes, Action Contre la Faim, CARE USA, LINKAGES, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO

An assessment tool that is being developed to be used in rapid onset emergencies in the first 72 hours.

Published in 2007, by IASC

Powdered infant formula (PIF) has been associated with serious illness and death in infants due to infections with Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella enterica. These guidelines are a generic document that will provide guidance and support for countries and governments. When adapted at the country level, conditions (e.g., climatic and socioeconomic...

Published in 2007, by WHO, FAO

Explains the causes of diarrhoea, how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea and how infant formula makes infants vulnerable to diarrhoea and the risks during emergencies.

Published in 2007, by Karleen Gribble

Provides the means to prepare, plan, implement and monitor behaviour change communication initiatives supporting health, hygiene and child protection efforts in emergencies, including IFE issues. For programme managers from UNICEF, United Nations agencies, NGO partners and government personnel.

Published in 2006, by UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia

This statement summarizes the information considered in the tecnical consultation, and lists the recommendations from the consultation, which should be considered along with the October 2000 recommendations regarding HIV and infant feeding.

Published in 2006, by WHO

This resource forms a part of a 5-day course that is designed to provide knowledge and skills to lay counsellors, community health workers, primary health care nurses and doctors, clinicians at first referral level and counsellors involved in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. It enables them to counsel and support mothers to carry out...

Published in 2006, by WHO, UNICEF

A two page flyer outlining how the media can help protect and support appropriate and safe infant and young child feeding in emergencies.

Published in 2006, by IFE Core Group

Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) 2000+ aims to assist projects in planning, conducting, and analyzing a KPC survey, it can be adapted to include infants from 0. Module 2 is the specific section on infant and young child feeding with list of questions (from which one can pick and choose), explanations on how to ask questions, list of indicators and how...

Published in 2006, by USAID

This policy aims to assist and guide the use of milk products in refugee settings. Indiscriminate distribution and use of milk products in refugee settings poses a significant risk of increased morbidity and mortality to infants and young children through the negative impact on infant feeding practices. Milk products, including DSM, Dried Whole Milk (DWM)...

Published in 2006, by UNHCR

Researchers, programme implementers, infant feeding experts and representatives of the IATT, UN agencies, the WHO Regional Office for Africa and six WHO headquarters departments gathered in Geneva in order to review the substantial body of new evidence and experience regarding HIV and infant feeding that has been accumulating since a previous technical...

Published in 2006, by WHO

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