Resources
WHO calls for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current emergency in Lebanon, and caution about unnecessary use of milk products
www.who.int/hac/crises/international/middle_east/Lebanon_appropriate_in…
Weighing scales for young infants: A survey of relief workers
Field Exchange 29 December 2006, p.11 Survey of weighing scales used for young infants, by staff working in emergencies. This led to t...
USAID press release on funding for infant feeding work
www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2006/pr061226.html
USAID breastfeeding promotion
Three parts of the USAID breastfeeding promotion policy.
UNHCR policy related to the acceptance, distribution, and use of milk products in refugee settings
UNHCR policy on use of milk products in infant feeding in refugee settings. Originally written in 1989, and updated in 2006 with the he...
UN OCHA say infant milk needed following Durian, Philippines, News article
Also available from: www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6WH33K?OpenDocument
UKZN wins right for ARV trial on babies: Online South Africa news article
Article published in online 'Mail & Guardian' South Africa 6th November 2006. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=28961...
Supporting families to optimally feed infants and young children in emergencies: An important guide for health and relief workers, Lebanon
Originally developed for the Lebanon conflict, 2006; contains basic information that could be adapted and used worldwide.
Supporting families to optimally feed infants and young children in emergencies. An important guide for health and relief workers
Supporting families to optimally feed infants and young children in emergencies. An important guide for health and relief workers. EAPR...
Story of baby unable to be breastfed after mother dies in floods in refugee camp
www.cbc.ca/news/reportsfromabroad/mcguffin/20061205.html