Resources

WHO Growth Standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children; A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund

WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV

Guidance on Infant Feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations Version 1.1 (2009)

Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes

A list of acceptable medical reasons for supplementation was originally developed by WHO and UNICEF as an annex to the Baby-friendly Ho...

Sample Nepal MIRA Guidance Note - 2009

WHO guiding principles of feeding non-breastfed children 6-24 months

There are a number of infants who will not enjoy the benefits of breastfeeding. They include children born to HIV-positive mothers who ...

Wellstart - 'Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergency Situations'

www.wellstart.org/Infant_feeding_emergency.pdf

USAID breastfeeding policy

Breastfeeding - USAID Background Paper ADS Chapter 212 - Breastfeeding Promotion Policy. Available online at: www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/...

Recommendations on infant feeding in emergencies

Joint policy on infant feeding from UNICEF, the WHO, and the Indonesian Society of Paediatricians (ISP) produced following the Tsunami....

Measuring and Interpreting Malnutrition and Mortality