Resources
WHO child growth standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children - A Joint Statement by WHO and UNICEF, 2009
This statement presents the recommended cut-offs, summarizes the rationale for their adoption and advocates for their harmonized appli...
Country IYCF-E Plans: Sri Lanka (2008)
Country plan on IYCF-E for Sri Lanka. Material from the 4 day strategy workshop 'Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Regiona...
A Toolkit for Addressing Nutrition in Emergency Situations
The basic right to adequate food and nutrition is implicit in any emergency response and is reflected in humanitarian law. The purpose ...
Red Cross endorsed concert appeals for powdered baby milk in Fiji, News article
Also available from: www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=61152
Powdered milk distribution, Sri Lanka, News article
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/JBRN-6YPF57?OpenDocument In order to supply the dry rations for recently displaced people living...
Breastfeeding provides critical protection for Iraqi infants: news article
UNICEF warning that the policy of distributing infant formula free to all infants as part of Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) fo...
Community-based management of acute malnutrition, WHO, UNICEF, WFP, UNSCN 2007
Severe acute malnutrition remains a major killer of children under five years of age. Until recently, treatment has been restricted to...
NGO provides Bishop with infant formula to hand out to the needy, News article on Sri Lanka
Also available from: www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7734
Assessment of nutritional status of chidren <5yrs of age, pregnant women & lactating women living in relief camps after the tsunami in Sri Lanka
Assessment of nutritional status of children under five years of age, pregnant women, and lactating women living in relief camps after ...