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ACT/Christian Aid partner supplies milk powder following Durian, Philippines: News article
Also available from: www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACIO-6WMDQJ?OpenDocument
A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished children in the community for their admission into community-based therapeutic care programs
Abstract Background: The complexity and cost of measuring weight-for-height make it unsuitable for use by community-based volunteers. ...
When an emergency strikes breastfeeding can save lives (Part 2)
www.llli.org/Release/emergency2.html Part 1 was released after the Tsunami 2004: See Tsunami, 2004: When an Emergency Strikes Breastfe...
US Breastfeeding Committee urges support of b/feeding in aftermath of Katrina
Hurricane, Katrina, USA 19th Sept 2005. United States Breastfeeding Committee www.usbreastfeeding.org/News-and-Events/PR-2005-09-19-Di...
Support for breastfeeding in crucial for infant health in the aftermath of natural disasters
www.bfmed.org/documents/WEB-ABM-Disasters-2005-PR.doc Issued after Hurricane Katrina - gives guidance.
Responses to the Tsunami disaster and infant feeding
Says why it is a problem and links to SCF statement and WHO statement Baby Milk Action also got same press release but with an added b...
Lactation consultants assist Katrina victims with breastfeeding support
www.ilca.org/katrina/Press%20Release%209-12-05%20Katrina.pdf
Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalisation in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study.
1Bahl R, Frost C, Kirkwood BR, Edmond K, Martines J, Bhandari N, Arthur P. Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalisati...
Infant Feeding in Emergencies
INFACT Canada Newsletter Winter 2005 Discusses boxing day tsunami, and that the WHA says to take care in emergencies. Also looks at th...