IYCF-E
This is a brief selection of IYCF-E documents, for a greater library of IYCF-E documents, guidelines and learning, please visit the IFE Core Group website and library: http://www.ennonline.net/ife
December 14, 2016
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February 26, 2016
The main mode of Zika virus transmission is through infected Aedes mosquitoes. However, current widespread transmission of the virus has raised questions as to whether transmission can also occur during breastfeeding, a practice essential to infant and young child survival and development. The purpose of this document is to provide interim recommendations to guide breastfeeding …
Categories: IYCF-E, NiE (and cross-cutting issues)
February 24, 2015
Dear colleagues and partners, In March 2013, the European Commission adopted the DG ECHO Staff Working Document on ‘Addressing under-nutrition in emergencies’ demonstrating its increasing commitment towards nutrition. This policy document clearly acknowledges the increased vulnerability of infants, young children and lactating women and the commitment of the DG ECHO to address their specific needs …
Categories: IYCF Programming
October 30, 2014
Updated main points of the guidance document on infant feeding in the context of Ebola dated August 22nd 2014 are summarised below. This version dated September 19th 2014 replaces the earlier guidance note. Guidance produced through informal consultation involving UNICEF technical advisors at HQ, regional & country levels; WHO Infant and Young Child Feeding and Ebola specialists; CDC …
Categories: IYCF-E, NiE (and cross-cutting issues)
October 30, 2014
Infant feeding and Ebola Outbreak. This question was posted in the en-net for discussion
Categories: IYCF-E, NiE (and cross-cutting issues)
October 23, 2014
Save the Children launched version 2 of the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Toolkit which has been developed this year. Thanks to a large number of internal and external reviewers it has been possible to update some of the tools and revise the layout into a more user-friendly format. The link to …
July 10, 2014
The IFE Core Group is an expert advocacy and resource group on infant and young child feeding in emergencies. It functions as an interagency collaboration with full and associate members.
July 9, 2014
UNSCN is the food and nutrition policy harmonization forum of the United Nations. The mandate of the UNSCN is to promote cooperation among UN agencies and partner organizations in support of community, national, regional, and international efforts to end malnutrition in all of its forms in this generation. It will do this by refining the …
Categories: Anthropometric Nutrition Assessments, Assessments, BMS Code, Coordinated Assessments, Cross-cutting issues, IYCF Programming, IYCF-E, IYCF-E Assessments, MAM management, Management of Acute Malnutrition, Micronutrients, NiE (and cross-cutting issues), Prevention of acute malnutrition, Rapid Nutrition Assessments, SAM management
July 9, 2014
The Initiative offers practical and effective approaches to reducing under-nutrition in the most heavily burdened countries focusing on five priority interventions areas. REACH starts with the overall objective of reducing child malnutrition and puts the child at the center, bringing partners together to each contribute to delivering a joint, coordinated solution. REACH was established in …
July 9, 2014
Malnutrition in all its forms is closely linked, either directly or indirectly, to major causes of death and disability worldwide. The causes of malnutrition are directly related to inadequate dietary intake as well as disease, but indirectly to many factors, among others household food security, maternal and child care, health services and the environment. While …