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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 Hospital Initiative (BFHI) package of tools in 1992. WHO and UNICEF agreed to update the list of medical reasons given that new scientific evidence had emerged since 1992, and that the BFHI package of tools was also being... Published in 2009, by |
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Alimentación y nutrición del Niño Pequeño: Reunión subregional sudamérica En diciembre del 2008, se realizó la reunión subregional “Alimentación y Nutrición del Niño Pequeño”, en la ciudad de Lima-Perú. La reunión fue organizada por el Ministerio de Salud del Perú con el apoyo técnico y financiero OPS/OMS, UNICEF; y PMA. El propósito general de la reunión fue analizar la interrelación entre la salud, la nutrición... Published in 2009, by |
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Anemia among adolescent and young adult women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A cause for concern This article presents the following questions: - What is anemia and why does it occur among adolescents and young adults? - What are the negative effects of anemia for adolescents? - Pregnancy during adolescence: What are the negative effects for mother and baby? - What is the extent of the problem in Latin America and the Caribbean? - What needs to... Published in 2008, by |
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Asegurando un inicio saludable para un desarrollo futuro: El hierro durante los primeros seis meses de vida En los lactantes y en los niños, la defi ciencia de hierro y la anemia debida a la defi ciencia de hierro son de particular preocupación, debido a sus efectos negativos y probablemente irreversibles en relación al desarrollo cognitivo, motor y conductual. Published in 2008, by |
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Breastfeeding and Globalization: Implications for the Caribbean This paper focuses on the threats and the opportunities for breastfeeding in our globalized world. Published in 2005, by |
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Breastfeeding Counselling: A Training Course Designed to provide health workers with the clinical and interpersonal skills needed to support mothers and their children to breastfeed optimally. It includes guides for the course director and trainers, a participant’s manual, a booklet with overhead figures, a slide book and annexes. The materials are designed to make it possible for trainers even with... Published in 1993, by |
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Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current Asian emergency, and caution about unnecessary use of milk products WHO, UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current Asian emergency, and caution about unnecessary use of milk products. Published in 2004, by |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child This convention bans discrimination against children and provides for special protection and rights appropriate to minors. The preamble recalls the basic principles of the United Nations and specific provisions of certain relevant human rights treaties and proclamations. It reaffirms the fact that children, because of their vulnerability, need special care... Published in 1989, by |
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Cuantificación de los beneficios de la lactancia materna: reseña de la evidencia Este documento proporciona evidencia científica y epidemiológica, en apoyo a la Estrategia Mundial para la Alimentación del Lactante y el Niño Pequeño elaborada por la OMS y UNICEF. La reseña de la evidencia se pronuncia a favor de la protección, la promoción y el apoyo de un recurso vital que garantiza el mejor comienzo posible en la vida de los... Published in 2002, by |
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El Progreso de las Naciones 1999 La edición de 1999 contempla las devastadoras consecuencias del VIH/SIDA y de la "carga de la deuda" sobre el desarrollo, la salud y la educación de los niños y las familias en algunos de los países menos adelantados. El Progreso de las Naciones analiza también las medidas que se han tomado y los avances alcanzados en la vacunación infantil y en la... Published in 1999, by |
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El VIH y la alimentación infantil - Pautas para tomadores de decisiones El propósito de esta publicación es proveer pautas para los tomadores de decisiones sobre temas que necesitan ser considerados en cuanto a la alimentación de lactantes y de niños pequeños en el contexto del VIH y enfatizar áreas de atención especial en las que es necesario tomar decisiones normativas a nivel local. Published in 2003, by |
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El VIH y la alimentación infantil - Una guía para gerentes y supervisores de la atención en salud Los propósitos de esta publicación son proporcionar pautas para gerentes y supervisores de la atención en salud sobre temas relacionados a la alimentación de lactantes y niños pequeños en el contexto del VIH y enfatizar áreas de interés especial para la organización de servicios. Published in 2003, by |
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Essential delivery care practices for maternal and newborn health and nutrition The first minutes after birth are a very vulnerable period for both mother and newborn. The care that is provided during this time is critical to ensure not only their immediate survival but also to improve their longer-term health and nutrition. Active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL), the optimal timing of umbilical cord clamping, early... Published in 2007, by |
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Facts for Feeding - Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children Recommends national, community, and household level practices to improve vitamin A status of infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women. Published in 2001, by |
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Facts for Feeding - Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 month of age Provides feeding guidelines for children 6 to 24 months of age Published in 2004, by |
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Facts for Feeding - Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months Provides infant feeding guidelines for the first six months of life. Provides guidelines for activities appropriate to local conditions. Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS Reviews the latest information on the transmission of HIV via breastfeeding and provides programmatic guidance for field activities. Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Breastfeeding and Maternal Nutrition Focuses on the impact of maternal nutrition on breastmilk quantity and quality, the nutritional requirements of lactating women, the impact of breastfeeding on maternal health, and implications of this information for programs. Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need Discusses the nutritional and health consequences of giving infants water during the first six months, and the role of breastfeeding in meeting an infant’s water requirements Published in 2004, by |
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FAQ - Lactational Amenorrhea Method Focuses on LAM as a modern, temporary family planning method for women who breastfeed, and is addressed to the child survival and family planning health care providers. Published in 2001, by |
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FAQ - Mother to Mother Support for Breastfeeding Focuses on a support group method where experienced breastfeeding mothers model optimal breastfeeding practices, share information and experiences, and offer support to other women in an atmosphere of trust and respect Published in 2004, by |
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Feeding in the First Month of Life, by Social Strata, in Córdoba, Argentina A study was made of the feeding history from birth to 1 month of age in a cohort of children born and residing in the city of Córdoba, Argentina, in 1993. The sample was divided into six social strata, in accordance with the occupation of the individual primarily responsible for family support. Study was published in Bulletin of the Pan American Health... Published in 1995, by |
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Fifth Report on the World Nutrition Situation The 5th Report continues the tradition of reporting on trends in nutrition throughout the life cycle and of challenging the nutrition community. But instead of asking the question: how is nutrition affected by global changes? the 5th Report asks the question more proactively: how can a nutrition perspective accelerate the attainment of a comprehensive set of... Published in 2004, by |
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Food and nutrition This chapter, presents the problems of undernutrition and overnutrition that affect infants and young children under the age of 2 years, manifesting as stunting and anemia. Article published in the publication Health in the Americas, PAHO, 2002. Published in 2002, by |
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Fourth Report on the World Nutrition Situation Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle The Fourth Report on the World Nutrition Situation is part of a series of ACC/SCN reports initiated in the mid-1980s on the nutritional status of populations in developing countries. While earlier reports have focused on regional trends in preschool undernutrition, this report is built around the theme nutrition throughout the life cycle. This change was... Published in 2000, by |
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Global strategy for infant and young child feeding Joint Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding to revitalize world attention to the impact that feeding practices have on the nutritional status, growth and development, health, and thus the very survival of infants and young children. The document includes an overview of the challenges, the implementation and the responsibilities involved in... Published in 2003, by |
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Guidance on Infant feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations The purpose of this Guidance is to provide an overview of the current technical and programmatic consensus on infant feeding and HIV, and give guidance to facilitate effective implementation of HIV and infant feeding programmes in refugee and displaced situations, in emergency contexts, and as an integral element of coordinated approach to public health, HIV... Published in 2008, by |
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Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child These guidelines can be used as the basis for developing recommendations on complementary feeding for breastfed children 6-23 months of age. The guiding principles not only set standards for practical dietary guidelines, they also discuss when, where and how young children should be fed. The guidelines are a result of several consultations and documents on... Published in 2001, by |
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Guiding principles for feeding non-breastfed children 6-24 months age There are a number of infants who will not enjoy the benefits of breastfeeding. They include children born to HIV-positive mothers, who choose not to breastfeed, and children whose mothers have died. This publication lists nine guiding principles to address the nutritional needs of children who are not breastfed after six months of age. It gives the... Published in 2005, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding - A Guide for health Care Managers and Supervisors GUIDELINES aimed at health-care managers and supervisors through the process of thinking about and deciding how to organize services. The background to the problem and the organization of the guide are outlined first. The next section describes the need to balance the risk of HIV transmission through breastfeeding against the risk of malnutrition and death... Published in 2003, by |
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HIV and infant feeding counselling tools These tools have been created to help health workers before, during and after a counselling session so that they can better support HIV-positive mothers. Published in 2005, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding Guidelines for Decision-Makers GUIDELINES for decision-makers highlighting areas of special concern around infant feeding and HIV on which policy decisions need to be made locally. They include a list of key steps and questions to guide decision-makers through the process of thinking and deciding on key issues. They are an update of the 1998 version. Key steps for decision-makers 1.... Published in 2003, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding Technical Consultation - Consensus Statement This statement summarizes the information considered in the tecnical consultation, and lists the recommendations from the consultation, which should be considered along with the October 2000 recommendations regarding HIV and infant feeding. Published in 2006, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding. New Evidence and Programmatic Experience The reports coming out of a three-day meeting in October 2006 that aimed to clarify and refine the existing United Nations guidance and provide updated recommendations regarding HIV and infant feeding. The new evidence and research together with technical and programmatic input is described, which finally led to the ‘HIV and Infant Feeding Technical... Published in 2007, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding: 4 Modules-Pack 1) Guidelines for decision-makers These guidelines will: - summarise knowledge of HIV transmission through breast milk - define the context in which infant feeding policy should be integrated - identify and discuss issues to be addressed by decision-makers - outline steps to implement policy including monitoring and evaluation - list useful reference materials and resources Published in 1998, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding: 4 Modules-Pack: 2) A guide for health care managers and supervisors This Guide is intended to assist mid-level health care managers and supervisors to plan and implement appropriate services. The Guide is generic, in recognition of the fact that different countries are at different stages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and have varying resources available for dealing with it. It focuses specifically on HIV and infant feeding... Published in 1998, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding: 4 Modules-Pack: 3) A review of HIV transmission through breastfeeding This document reviews current scientific knowledge about breast-milk transmission of HIV, and serves as the foundation for two complementary documents: - HIV and infant feeding: Guidelines for decision-makers - HIV and infant feeding: A guide for health care managers and supervisors Published in 1998, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding: 4 Modules-Pack: 4) Implementation of guidelines Technical Consultation on HIV and Infant Feeding - Implementation of Guidelines. Report of a Meeting - Geneva, 20-22 April 1998. Published in 1998, by |
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HIV and infant feeding: A framework for priority action The purpose of this HIV and Infant Feeding Framework for Priority Action is to recommend to governments key actions, related to infant and young child feeding, that cover the special circumstances associated with HIV/AIDS. The aim of these actions is to create and sustain an environment that encourages appropriate feeding practices for all infants, while... Published in 2004, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding: Update This document provides the full list of updated HIV and infant feeding recommendations, and an explanation of key points. This information is aimed at programme managers and decision makers, and those who will be in charge of revising national guidelines on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, and infant and young child feeding. Published in 2007, by |
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HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding A Review of Available Evidence This publication is one of a series on HIV and infant feeding. It presents the scientific evidence relating to the transmission of HIV infection by breastfeeding; this evidence constitutes the basis of the guidelines for decision-makers and health-care managers, issued as separate documents in the series (WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA/UNAIDS)). It describes briefly the... Published in 2003, by |
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HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, and Food Security: What We Can Do A synthesis of existing technical guidance on HIV and AIDS, nutrition, and food security. The synthesis aims to provide decisionmakers and service providers with guidance on how nutrition may be integrated into HIV prevention and AIDS treatment. Published in 2007, by |
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Indicators for assessing breastfeeding practices Report summarizes the discussion and consensus reached on key breastfeeding indicators and specific methodologies for their measurement at the household survey level, following an informal meeting convened by WHO. Key indicators looked at: exclusive breastfeeding; predominant breastfeeding; timely complementary feeding; continued breastfeeding at one and two... Published in 1991, by |
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Indicators for assessing health facility practices that affect breastfeeding Report summarizes the discussion and consensus of an informal meeting on ‘Breastfeeding Indicators for Health Care Facilities’ held by WHO. It includes precise definition for each of the key indicators as well as sample questionnaires for data collection. Published in 1992, by |
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Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices. Conclusions of a consensus meeting held 6-8 November 2007 in Washington, DC. Presents eight core and seven optimal indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 0 to 24 months of age, and includes an update of indicators presented in the WHO/UNICEF document Indicators for assessing breastfeeding practices (1991), as well as important new indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 6 to less than 24 months of age.... Published in 2007, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling - an Integrated Course. Guidelines for Follow-up after training This resource forms a part of a 5-day course that is designed to provide knowledge and skills to lay counsellors, community health workers, primary health care nurses and doctors, clinicians at first referral level and counsellors involved in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV. It enables them to counsel and support mothers to carry out... Published in 2006, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - a Joint Statement - Haiti A call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding and caution about unnecessary and potentially harmful donations and use of breast-milk substitutes. Statement given shortly after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Published in 2010, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - a Joint statement - Model A model joint statement on IFE worked upon and agreed by participants at a regional IFE workshop in Bali in March 2008. This version is based on a joint statement issued by WHO, UNICEF and IFRC during the Indonesia earthquake response. It was developed in the interest of emergency preparedness in the region. Published in 2008, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - GIFA/ENN Project Final Report July 2003 To strengthen the evidence base of "Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 1" and "Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 2" a project was developed between Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA) and the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN). ENN undertook to evaluate the application of Module 1 to date, and to collate field experiences, in the form of cases... Published in 2003, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies - Media Guide A two page flyer outlining how the media can help protect and support appropriate and safe infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Published in 2006, by |
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance for Emergency Relief Staff and Programme Managers Operational guidance intended for emergency relief staff and programme managers of all agencies working in emergency programmes, including national governments, UN agencies, NGOs and donors. It applies to emergency situations in all countries, and extends to non-emergency situations. Published in 2007, by |
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Infant and young child nutrition: quadrennial report Following a summary of the global burden of malnutrition, this document reports on progress in protecting, promoting and supporting appropriate feeding, including implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Published in 2006, by |
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Infant Feeding in Emergencies - policy, strategy and practice A report of the main outputs of an ad-hoc group meeting held in the United Kingdom. While much of the material has been updated in more recent publications, it is still a good background document and has a lot of useful material including the ‘Triage for Decision Making’ that many people find useful. Published in 1999, by |
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Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 1 This module covers how to feed infants, by breastfeeding and, when necessary, other options. It also addresses existing recommendations and protective policies, and gives guidance on how to provide adequate support for appropriate infant feeding. Module 1 provides an overall introduction to infant feeding in emergencies, and explains why it is an important... Published in 2001, by |
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Infant Feeding in Emergencies Module 2 Version 1.1 Module 2 aims to provide health and nutrition workers with the basic knowledge and skills to help both breastfeeding and artificially feeding women. The first task is to support breastfeeding women, so that they do not lose confidence and introduce artificial feeds unnecessarily. The next task is to identify and help women who have feeding difficulties. The... Published in 2007, by |
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Infant feeding in emergencies: A guide for mothers A 43-page booklet for mothers and caregivers that was born during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994, where it was clear many mothers had become so accustomed to bottlefeeding that most women had lost their knowledge on how to breastfeed. While originally developed for emergencies it would be of use to mothers everywhere. Published in 1997, by |
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Infant formula - Generic label A generic label for infant formula Published in 2000, by |
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Innocenti Declaration 2005 on Infant and Young Child Feeding A call for action following 15 years since the Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding and the 2002 Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. It calls on governments, manufacturers, NGOs, multilateral and bilateral organizations and financial... Published in 2005, by |
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Insight: Why stunting matters This technical brief discusses the negative effects of stunting and the steps we can take to prevent them. It is the second in a series of technical briefs that address the continuum of care for good infant and young child feeding, from initiation of early and exclusive breastfeeding through complementary feeding in later infancy and the second year of life.... Published in 2010, by |
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Integration of IYCF Support into CMAM - Facilitator's Guide and Handouts The purpose of the Facilitator’s Guide - Integration of IYCF Support into CMAM (Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition) is to train health care personnel and community health workers in the integration of recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices within CMAM. These health workers will support mothers/caregivers in prevention as... Published in 2009, by |
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International Code of marketing Breast-Milk Substitutes INTERNATIONAL CODE affirming the right of every child and every pregnant and lactating woman to be adequately nourished, as a means of attaining and maintaining health. It lays out recommendations for action in 11 Articles. Published in 1981, by |
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Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) Survey 2000+ : Module 2 on breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding Knowledge Practice and Coverage (KPC) 2000+ aims to assist projects in planning, conducting, and analyzing a KPC survey, it can be adapted to include infants from 0. Module 2 is the specific section on infant and young child feeding with list of questions (from which one can pick and choose), explanations on how to ask questions, list of indicators and how... Published in 2006, by |
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La anemia entre adolescentes y mujeres adultas jóvenes en América Latina y El Caribe: Un motivo de preocupación Este artículo presenta las siguientes preguntas: - ¿Qué es la anemia y por qué ocurre entre las adolescentes y mujeres adultas jóvenes? - ¿Cuáles son los efectos negativos de la anemia en las adolescentes? - El embarazo durante la adolescencia: ¿Cuáles son los efectos negativos para la madre y para el bebé? - ¿Cuál es la magnitud del... Published in 2008, by |
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Le progrès des nations 1999 Le rapport de 1999 examine l'impact dévastateur du VIH/SIDA et du « fardeau de la dette » sur le développement, la santé et l'éducation des enfants et de leurs familles dans certains des pays les plus pauvres du monde. Le progrès des nations fait aussi état des mesures prises et des succès remportés dans les domaines de la vaccination des enfants... Published in 1999, by |
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Maintaining Breastfeeding for the Working Mother This issue of Nyam News introduces the subject of exclusive breastfeeding with a simple definition and highlights some important benefits of breastfeeding. Mothers are provided with tips on how to plan breastfeeding, express and store breastmilk. Tips are also given on how mothers can balance breastfeeding and the workplace. Published in NYAM News... Published in 1995, by |
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Mastitis: Causes and Management This review aims to bring together available information on lactational mastitis and related conditions and their causes, to guide practical management, including the maintenance of breastfeeding. Published in 2000, by |
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Material de Apoyo: Investigando las Causas de Desnutrición Este folleto es un material de apoyo para el curso sobre la Curso de Capacitación sobre la Evaluación del Crecimiento del Niño (2008), que es una herramienta para la implementación del Nuevo Patrón de Crecimiento de la OMS. El curso en su conjunto con todos los materiales se puede ver el la pagina web. El contenido demuestra cómo tomar medidas de... Published in 2008, by |
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Mother to Mother Support Group Methodology and Infant Feeding The purpose is two-fold: to train community health workers to facilitate infant feeding and mother-to-mother support groups; and to train trainers of community health workers in the methodology for facilitating mother-to-mother support groups related to infant feeding. May be useful to do in a longer-term emergency Published in 2003, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 04 - Women's Role in Food Chain Activities and the Implications for Nutrition We hope that the wide-ranging information herein will further the crucially important cause of women, specifically in relation to nutrition, in several ways. First, women's central role in providing for adequate nutrition - of families, communities, and indeed nations - in being described here in detail should help to give increased prominence to the need... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 05 - Malnutrition and Infection - A review The combination of malnutrition and infection causes most of the preventable deaths in developing countries, certainly among young children. Malnutrition increases the risk and worsens the course of infectious disease; and infection leads to malnutrition. Thus we have used the expression “malnutrition-infection complex”. Good nutrition undoubtedly is a... Published in 1989, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 06 - Women and Nutrition Women, throughout most of the world, have the major responsibility for their families' nutrition. Their own nutrition is often impaired, under the social and biological stresses they face. Developments that improve women's position in society are likely to improve nutrition overall, and are essential for this. Equally, any activities aimed at preventing... Published in 1990, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 08 - Managing Successful Nutrition Programmes Because undernutrition and malnutrition are the result of different economic and social determinants, it is difficult in field studies - not being double blind, randomized and placebo controlled - to attribute significant outcomes to specific interventions. And yet the need for successful nutrition programmes is becoming more compelling. They are required by... Published in 1991, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 10 - Nutrition-relevant Actions 'Nutrition' has been used in the past to describe both an input (consumption of nutrients) as well as a set of outcomes. Some of the confusion about the scope of actions to improve nutrition may be cleared up by distinguishing causality and effect. Thus, if nutrition is to be seen as an input, then the focus will be primarily on food. If it is to be viewed... Published in 1991, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 11 - Nutrition and Population Links - Breastfeeding, Family Planning and Child Health The fact remains that, at the community level, family planning services are quite separate from nutrition and health interventions despite their reinforcing effects. It is another reflection of the trend towards segmental primary health care which we have witnessed in the last ten years. What the field does, is usually what the centre decides and provides -... Published in 1992, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 12 - Nutritional Issues in Food Aid In the past, critics of food aid have argued that it encourages dependency, both by undermining incentives to local food production as well as biasing tastes towards imported commodities. However, as we approach the mid-1990s, there is now a growing understanding that -- when managed appropriately - food aid can provide a positive boost to food security, at... Published in 1993, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 14 - Controlling Vitamin A Deficiency With the recent publication of "Effectiveness of Vitamin A Supplementation in the Control of Young Child Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries" as ACC/SCN Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No. 13, we now know more about the type and degree of positive benefits of raising vitamin A status among deprived populations. After the findings of the... Published in 1994, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 16 - Nutrition and Poverty This report presents a collection of papers discussed at the 24th Session of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Nutrition, held in March 1997 in Kathmandu. The Symposium presenters and discussants traced the origins of child malnutrition to low birth weight, maternal deprivation and discrimination against girls and women in South Asia. Malnutrition in the... Published in 1997, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 17 - Challenges for the 21st Century: A Gender Perspective on Nutrition through the Life Cycle To accelerate progress in tackling malnutrition, adequate food, health, and care must be ensured throughout the lifecycle. Good nutrition during pregnancy reduces the likelihood of low birth weight and improves pregnancy outcomes. Promotion of growth and development in the young infant and child leads to a well-nourished school-aged child who can participate... Published in 1998, by |
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Nutrition Policy Discussion Paper No 20 - Nutrition and HIV/AIDS This Nutrition Policy Paper is based on the ACC/SCN Symposium on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS held in Nairobi in April 2001. The objective of the symposium was, firstly, to stimulate collaboration between the nutrition and HIV/AIDS communities. The second objective was to examine a broad range of nutrition issues that have a direct bearing on policies and... Published in 2001, by |
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Para la Vida Para la Vida tiene por objeto proporcionar a las familias y a las comunidades la información que necesitan para salvar y mejorar las vidas de los niños y niñas. Los padres, las madres, los abuelos, los cuidadores y los jóvenes encontrarán, en esta fuente de información práctica, respuestas a sus dudas e inquietudes sobre la crianza de los niños y... Published in 2010, by |
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Prácticas esenciales del parto para la salud y nutrición de la madre y el recién nacido Los primeros minutos después del parto es un período muy vulnerable para la madre y el recién nacido. La atención que se presta durante estos momentos es fundamental no solo para la supervivencia inmediata de ambos sino también para mejorar su salud y nutrición a largo plazo. El manejo activo del alumbramiento, incluyendo el momento óptimo para pinzar... Published in 2007, by |
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Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and neonatal care: a guide for essential practice This guide provides evidence-based recommendations to guide health-care professionals in the management of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period, and post abortion, and newborns during their first weeks of life. It is a guide for clinical decision-making. It facilitates the collection, analysis, classification and use of relevant... Published in 2006, by |
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Prevención de la transmisión del VIH de la madre al niño: Reunión sobre planificación para la ejecución de programas Ginebra, 23–24 de Marzo de 1998 Prevención de la transmisión del VIH de la madre al niño: Reunión sobre planificación para la ejecución de programas Ginebra, 23–24 de Marzo de 1998. Published in 1998, by |
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Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in people affected by the Asian tsunami In any humanitarian crisis, micronutrient deficiencies can easily develop or be made worse if they are already present. This happens because livelihoods and food crops are lost, food supplies are interrupted, diarrhoeal diseases break out and cause malabsorption and nutrient losses, and infectious diseases suppress the appetite while increasing the need for... Published in 2005, by |
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Preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency Provides guidance on the composition of multiple micronutrient supplements for vitamins and minerals and for the fortification of general rations for women and children. Published in 2006, by |
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Principios de orientación de la alimentación de niños no amamantados entre los 6 y los 24 meses de edad El presente documento contiene orientación para la alimentación de niños no amamantados después de los primeros seis meses de vida. La intención de estos Principios Orientadores es de servir de guía para las normas y las acciones programáticas a nivel mundial, nacional y comunitario. La publicación de la OPS Principios de Orientación Para la... Published in 2007, by |
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Principios de orientación para la alimentación complementaria del niño amamantado El grupo objetivo de las guías de este documento son los niños amamantados durante los primeros dos años de vida. Las guías descritas en este documento son el resultado de extensas discusiones llevadas a cabo en varias consultas técnicas y documentos sobre alimentación complementaria. Este documento no cubre recomendaciones específicas para la... Published in 2003, by |
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Progrès pour les enfants : un bilan de la nutrition (No. 4) Le présent bilan – le quatrième d’une série de l’UNICEF qui surveille les progrès accomplis en faveur des enfants – mesure les résultats obtenus au plan mondial dans le domaine de la nutrition, en prenant comme indicateur principal le pourcentage d’enfants de moins de cinq ans présentant une insuffi sance pondérale. La communauté... Published in 2006, by |
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Progreso para la infancia: un balance sobre la nutrición (No. 4) El propósito de este balance –el cuarto de una serie de balances preparados por UNICEF para realizar un seguimiento sobre el progreso de la infancia hacia los ODM– es evaluar el desempeño mundial en materia de nutrición, tomando como indicador básico la prevalencia de peso inferior al normal entre los niños y niñas menores de cinco años. Aun... Published in 2006, by |
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Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition (No. 4) This report card – the fourth in a UNICEF series that monitors progress for children towards the MDGs – measures the world’s performance on nutrition, taking the prevalence of underweight among children under five as its primary indicator. The global community promised to cut the proportion of underweight children by half between 1990 and 2015, but we... Published in 2006, by |
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Progress of Nations 1999 The 1999 edition looks at the devastating impact of both HIV/AIDS and the 'debt burden' on the development, health and education of children and families in some of the poorest countries. The Progress of Nations 1999 also charts the steps taken and the progress made in child immunization and in the eradication of vitamin A deficiency. Published in 1999, by |
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ProPAN: Proceso para la Promoción de la Alimentación del Niño ProPAN es un manual dirigido a los ministerios de salud, organizaciones no gubernamentales y organizaciones bilaterales e internacionales que estén interesados en mejorar la dieta y las prácticas de alimentación del lactante y del niño pequeño, para prevenir la desnutrición durante la niñez. Este manual describe paso a paso el proceso empezando con la... Published in 2004, by |
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ProPAN: Process for the Promotion of Child Feeding ProPAN is a manual aimed at Ministries of Health, non-governmental organizations, and bi-lateral and international organizations interested in improving infant and young child feeding practices to prevent early childhood malnutrition. It describes a step-by-step process, which begins with the quantitative identification of nutritional and dietary problems,... Published in 2004, by |
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Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of the Evidence Each year new evidence contributes to our knowledge of breastfeeding's role in the survival, growth, and development of a child as well as the health and well-being of a mother. This publication provides scientific and epidemiological evidence in support of the WHO and UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. This summary of the evidence... Published in 2002, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Conditional Cash Transfers The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Deworming The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Malaria Interventions The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2008, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Implementation Case Studies - Supplementary Feeding The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Deworming The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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REACH Acting at Scale Intervention Guides - Supplementary Feeding The Acting at Scale series is a collection of information resources for nutrition practitioners and include an Intervention Guide and Implementation Case Studies for each of the 11 REACH-promoted interventions. These documents aim to provide highly condensed information and lessons learned for scaling up nutrition interventions to support field practitioners... Published in 2009, by |
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Relactation: Review of Experiences and Recommendations for Practice Often re-lactation is considered as an exceptional experience. However, evidence shows that most women can relactate if they are motivated and have adequate information and support. This review documents experiences and provides practical guidelines for health workers caring for women and children to assist mothers to relactate. Published in 1998, by |
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Safe preparation, storage and handling of powdered infant formula Powdered infant formula (PIF) has been associated with serious illness and death in infants due to infections with Enterobacter sakazakii and Salmonella enterica. These guidelines are a generic document that will provide guidance and support for countries and governments. When adapted at the country level, conditions (e.g., climatic and socioeconomic... Published in 2007, by |
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Savoir pour Sauver Savoir pour Sauver a pour but de donner aux familles et aux communautés les informations dont elles ont besoin pour protéger les enfants et améliorer leur existence. Les parents, les grandsparents, les autres personnes qui s’occupent d’enfants et les jeunes peuvent consulter cette source d’informations pratiques pour y trouver les réponses à leurs... Published in 2010, by |
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SCN News No 04 - Update on the Nutrition Situation This issue of SCN News gives an update on the nutrition situation - Latest data from 33 countries show diverse trends. Drought and debt crises regularly hit the headlines. Success stories have a poorer press. What is actually happening to nutrition in countries in the developing world? Is the "silent emergency" becoming "silent genocide"? Published in 1989, by |
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SCN News No 06 - Preventing Anaemia The main topics of this SCN News are: Recommendations on the deficiency control methods - especially supplementation - from recent ACC/SCN workshop; Policies to Improve Nutrition - Review of recent experience, focusing on household food security, malnutrition/infection, and caring capacity; Weaning Foods - Fermentation reduces contamination; adding... Published in 1990, by |
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SCN News No 10 - Nutrition and Food Aid; Nutrition and Human Rights Although the idea that adequate nutrition should be regarded as a fundamental human right appears in many different contexts in international law - these are not binding in practice. Another focus of this SCN News is on Nutrition Transition: Large shifts in dietary composition are taking place in some lower income countries with important implications for... Published in 1993, by |
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SCN News No 11 - Maternal and Child Nutrition This SCN News focuses on maternal and child nutrition. Birthweight, child growth and adolescent growth - all needing good nutrition - determine nutritional status before and during pregnancy. Therefore, maternal nutrition influences foetal growth and birthweight, of this and future generations. Published in 1994, by |
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SCN News No 16 - Nutrition of the School-age Child This feature brings together a variety of articles, and reports of two new publications on the health and nutrition of school-age children. The papers range in content from the assessment of nutritional status in school-age children, to examples of school-based nutrition and feeding programmes in different countries. The nutritional concerns of school... Published in 1998, by |
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SCN News No 17 - Nutrition and HIV/AIDS “Nutrition and HIV/AIDS” is featured in this newsletter. HIV continues its rapid and devastating spread in many areas of the world most notably sub-Saharan Africa. This feature addresses issues of HIV and Infant Feeding and the possible role of micronutrient deficiency on HIV progression. Adequate nutrition and food security must be recognised as... Published in 1998, by |
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SCN News No 27 – Meeting the Challenge to Improve Complementary Feeding This issue of SCN News focuses on the critical period of complementary feeding, and its importance to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Dr Chessa Lutter, from the Pan American Health Organization, has compiled a series of articles which depicts the challenges and possibilities to improving complementary feeding for young children. Published in 2003, by |
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SCN News No 28 - Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals On 22 March 2004, international development practitioners and nutrition technocrats and scientists met at the United Nations in New York for the SCN Symposium on Nutrition as the key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Symposium focused on nutrition’s role in accelerating improvements in poverty reduction, sustainable development and... Published in 2004, by |
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SCN News No 29 - Overweight and Obesity: A New Nutrition Emergency? This issue of SCN News highlights the global challenge involved in effectively addressing the increasing public health problem of overweight and obesity. Our goal is to update readers and raise awareness of the issues related to overweight and obesity from a broad perspective and highlight recent global efforts and actions for their prevention and control. Published in 2004, by |
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SCN News No 32 - Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Global Agenda SCN News No 32 - Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Global Agenda. This issue provides the outcomes of the 33rd Annual Session focusing on Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition. This is the first time the SCN addresses malnutrition in all its forms affecting both the developing and industrialized worlds. The objective was to develop clear... Published in 2006, by |
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SCN News No 36 - Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Child Undernutrition This edition of the SCN News is of special relevance for a variety of reasons, not least of which being the recommendations agreed at the 35th Session held in Hanoi in March 2008, hosted by the Government of Vietnam. The 35th Session was aimed at understanding how to accelerate the reduction of maternal and child undernutrition, drawing on the recently... Published in 2008, by |
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Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation - Volume I: Global and Regional Results This Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation comes at an important time. In the near future human well-being, to which nutrition is fundamental, could improve more rapidly throughout the world; but economic adjustments and mass migration are continuing threats. The results here show steady, if slow, progress in many countries in the last few years.... Published in 1992, by |
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Shared experiences in infant and young child feeding in emergencies The following compilation of case studies was compiled in the course of an ENN/GIFA project on behalf of the Core group who are currently developing training materials for field staff working in infant feeding in emergencies. Published in 2003, by |
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Targeting Malnutrition Isotopic Tools for Evaluating Nutrition Worldwide This booklet provides a brief description of pioneering Agency-supported work to evaluate vitamin A and iron deficiencies, bone disease, undernutrition and obesity and the special nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating women and their children. Published in 2009, by |
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The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project Effectiveness and Lessons The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Programme (BINP) represented the first large-scale government intervention in nutrition. The program began in 1995; it was followed in 2002 by the National Nutrition Programme (NNP) and is being followed up now with a sector wide health approach. Nutrition also features significantly in the draft poverty reduction... Published in 2005, by |
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The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding: a controlled community intervention trial in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala The objective of this article is to assess the impact that a mother-to-mother support program operated by La Leche League Guatemala had on early initiation of breast-feeding and on exclusive breast-feeding in peri-urban Guatemala City, Guatemala. Published in: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública / Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2002; 12(3),... Published in 2002, by |
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The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review This document summaries and reviews studies comparing the effects of exclusive breastfeeding for six months versus exclusive breastfeeding for three to four months on child health, growth and development, and on maternal health. Published in 2001, by |
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Tool Kit for Monitoring and Evaluating Breastfeeding Practices and Programs The purpose of this toolkit is to provide program managers with practical methods to facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of breastfeeding practices and to help them assess breastfeeding programs and practices. Sample questionnaires are provided and illustrations given of the minimal questions required for various program purposes Published in 1996, by |
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Transmisión del VIH a través de la lactancia: Revisión de los conocimientos actuales La meta final de la investigación es prevenir la transmisión de la madre al hijo con una combinación de regímenes cortos de profilaxis antirretroviral con vacunación. Por lo tanto, la investigación planea incluir el desarrollo de protocolos de ensayos aleatorios para poner a prueba vacunas para prevenir la infección durante la lactancia. En estos... Published in 2004, by |
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UNHCR policy related to the acceptance, distribution and use of milk products in refugee settings This policy aims to assist and guide the use of milk products in refugee settings. Indiscriminate distribution and use of milk products in refugee settings poses a significant risk of increased morbidity and mortality to infants and young children through the negative impact on infant feeding practices. Milk products, including DSM, Dried Whole Milk (DWM)... Published in 2006, by |
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VIH y Alimentación Infantil: Actualización Este documento tiene por objeto proporcionar la lista completa de recomendaciones actualizadas y una explicación de los puntos clave. La información está destinada a los jefes de programas y tomadores de decisiones, como así también a aquellos que estarán a cargo de revisar las pautas nacionales sobre la prevención de la transmisión del VIH de la... Published in 2008, by |
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WHO HIV Consensus Statement on Infant Feeding Researchers, programme implementers, infant feeding experts and representatives of the IATT, UN agencies, the WHO Regional Office for Africa and six WHO headquarters departments gathered in Geneva in order to review the substantial body of new evidence and experience regarding HIV and infant feeding that has been accumulating since a previous technical... Published in 2006, by |
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Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea in emergencies Explains the causes of diarrhoea, how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea and how infant formula makes infants vulnerable to diarrhoea and the risks during emergencies. Published in 2007, by |