Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea in emergencies

Karleen Gribble

Published in : 2007

Available in : English

Explains the causes of diarrhoea, how breastfeeding prevents diarrhoea and how infant formula makes infants vulnerable to diarrhoea and the risks during emergencies.

Documents :
English (Word-document) (DOC, 105.50Kb)

Originally posted at : Emergency Nutrition Network

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Complementary feeding, general, Emergency, general, Micronutrients, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Diarrhoea, HTP module 17, Infant feeding in emergencies, Infant, Young Child Feeding, Infections, Maternal and child health

Life-cycle focus : Lactation, Infancy

Resource types : Advocacy briefs