Keyword: Donations of breastmilk substitutes

For more related articles, please see the category Infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IFE).

Challenges of dealing with unsolicited donations during emergencies

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) experienced very heavy rainfall that caused severe floods in six provinces of the country during August 2007.

Issue 34, October 2008 (page 42)

Don’t let them eat cake

This time last year, I was cooking spaghetti for 300 new arrivals at a camp for Kosovar refugees in Albania.

Issue 10, July 2000 (page 7)

Increased diarrhoea following infant formula distribution in 2006 earthquake response in Indonesia: evidence and actions

Natural disasters are common in Indonesia. While still recovering from a series of such events, a severe earthquake struck Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces during the morning hours of May 27, 2006.

Issue 34, October 2008 (page 30)

Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Experiences from Indonesia and Lebanon

On the 27th May 2006 a strong earthquake had a devastating impact on two provinces on Java Island in Indonesia killing 5,778 people. Major infrastructural damage left 3.2 million people affected.

Issue 29, December 2006 (page 3)

Infant feeding in the South Asia earthquake aftermath

This article describes the infant feeding situation and the initial interventions to protect, promote and support appropriate infant feeding practices during the relief efforts in Pakistan following the 8 October 2005 earthquake.

Issue 27, March 2006 (page 3)

Infant feeding in tsunami affected villages in India

Summary of published research.

Issue 29, December 2006 (page 10)

Infant Feeding Practices: Observations from Macedonia and Kosovo

As a result of concerns expressed about the usage of infant formula and a need for more information regarding weaning practices during and after the conflict in Kosovo, Action Against Hunger-UK began to examine infant feeding practices in the area and found that some aspects of infant feeding were extremely poor.

Issue 8, November 1999 (page 27)

Infant feeding: policies and guidelines

Summary of a review.

Issue 14, November 2001 (page 7)

Livelihood assessment approaches in emergencies

Summary of published review.

Issue 19, July 2003 (page 10)

Philippine Nutrition Cluster’s battle for the best: the breast

The Philippines lies along the typhoon belt of the Western Pacific, making it prone to various hydro-meteorological hazards.

Issue 34, October 2008 (page 38)

Postscript to 'Infant feeding in the South Asia earthquake aftermath'

Maaike’s observations concur with many of our experiences around infant feeding in emergencies (IFE) in previous humanitarian interventions.

Issue 27, March 2006 (page 5)

Postscript to 'Infant feeding in tsunami affected villages in India'

Postscript.

Issue 29, December 2006 (page 10)

Safe infant feeding remains a challenge: the Balkans experience

Summary of published paper.

Issue 14, November 2001 (page 3)

We asked Pieter Dijkhuizen to respond to the 'tinned beef letter' and our editorial comment

In your Editorial comment to the tinned beef letter, you describe correctly the budgetary problem of 'expensive' commodities like canned meat (fish or cheese) and how these replace much larger quantities of basic commodities available for food assistance.

Issue 3, January 1998 (page 21)