Resources
Infant feeding and emergencies
Call for Support for Appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding in Haiti
Authoring organization(s): United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, World Food Programme
Published: 2010
Summary: UNICEF, WHO, and WFP call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in Haiti and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Joint statement
Region: Caribbean
Haiti Earthquake Technical Note on HIV and Infant Feeding
Authoring organization(s): United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization
Published: 2010
Summary: This technical note aims to provide a summary of the most recent WHO recommendations on HIV and infant feeding and their application to the current emergency in Haiti.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Joint statement, technical note
Region: Caribbean
Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 1
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, LINKAGES Project, International Baby Food Action Network, Emergency Nutrition Network
Published: 2001
Summary: This training module prepares emergency relief staff to safeguard maternal and child health and is appropriate for decision-makers, regional managers, logistics officers, camp administrators, and all those who directly or indirectly support mothers and children in emergencies. A detailed summary and guidance for using the various materials is also provided.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Training guide
Region: Global
Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 2
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, LINKAGES Project, International Baby Food Action Network, Emergency Nutrition Network
Published: 2007
Summary: This training module aims to provide those directly involved with infants and caregivers with the basic knowledge and skills to support safe and appropriate infant and young child feeding. A detailed summary and guidance for using the various materials is also provided.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Training guide
Region: Global
Infant Feeding in Emergencies Training Materials
Authoring organization(s): CARE, University Research Co., LLC (URC), and Center for Human Services (CHS)
Summary: The instructional planning and training package entitled Preparation of Trainer’s Course: Mother-to-Mother Support Group Methodology, and Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Basics was developed and piloted under the CARE Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Initiative. The training package provides details for daily activities and the accompanying handouts for a 4.5 day course.
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: A Community-Focused Approach was developed in collaboration with URC and CHS for use with lower-literacy audiences. It includes an integrated set of 18 counseling cards, an IYCF Counselling Trainer's Guide, and a message booklet.
Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling: A Community Focused Approach:
Topic(s): Infant feeding in emergencies
Type(s): Counseling cards, counseling tools, training guide
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Joint Statement on Infant Feeding in Emergencies
Authoring organization(s): Infant Feeding in Emergencies Core Group
Published: 2008
Summary: This document is a joint statement on infant feeding in emergencies worked on and agreed upon by participants at a regional infant feeding in emergencies workshop in Bali in March 2008. This version is based on a joint statement issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Federation of Red Cross during the Indonesia earthquake response. It was developed to promote emergency preparedness in the region.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Technical document
Region: Global
Nutrition, Food Security and HIV: A Compendium of Promising Practices
Authoring organization(s): Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care in Uganda, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA)
Published: 2008
Summary: The Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care in Uganda and the FANTA Project organized extensive in-country reviews by local teams of nutrition, food security, and HIV programs in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. This document compiles, analyzes, and describes the promising practices identified through the reviews.
Topic(s): Infant feeding and emergencies, infant feeding and HIV
Type(s): Technical report
Region: Global
Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies, v2.1
Authoring organization(s): IFE Core Group
Published: 2007
Summary: The operational guidance for emergency relief staff and policymakers provides concise and practical, mainly non-technical, guidance on how to ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies.
Topic(s): Infant feeding in emergencies
Type(s): Guidance document
Region: Global
Resource Library: Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
Authoring organization(s): Emergency Nutrition Network
Summary: The Emergency Nutrition Network has compiled this library of resources on infant feeding and emergencies. These key resources have been developed by the Infant Feeding and Emergencies Core Group and collaborators.
Topic(s): General nutrition, infant feeding and emergencies
Type(s): Resource library
Region: Global
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