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HIV and Infant Feeding Guidelines for Decision-Makers

WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS

Published in : 2003

Available in : English

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. Context
2. HIV transmission through breastfeeding: risks and options
3. Policy on infant and young child feeding
4. Appropriate marketing and distribution of breast-milk substitutes
5. Protecting, promoting and supporting appropriate infant and young child feeding practices in
the context of HIV
6. Supporting HIV-positive women in their infant feeding decisions
7. Monitoring, formative research and evaluation

Documents :
WHO HIV and Infant Feedin. Guidelines for decision (PDF, 1.39Mb)

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Breastfeeding, general, Emergency, general, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, HIV / AIDS affected communities, HIV / AIDS affected communities, HTP module 18, HTP module 20, Infant feeding in emergencies, Infant formula / BMS, Infant, Young Child Feeding, Nutritional requirements, Nutritional requirements , PMTCT, PMTCT, PMTCT

Life-cycle focus : Lactation, Infancy

Resource types : Guidelines

Working groups : Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Nutrition in Emergencies