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Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
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Key Messages on Breastfeeding and COVID-19
This document is prepared by the Global Breastfeeding Collective and contains key messages on breastfeeding in the context of COVID-19. The key messages are aimed at: All groups Breastfeeding mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Health workers Gov
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Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E): Programming in the context of COVID 19: Considerations for adaptations
This tool is developed to assist programme implementers in determining scale up/scale down of IYCF/IYCF-E activities in response to national or sub-national guidelines related to COVID-19 on: Mobility of staff, community agents and/or population, Restrict
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COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition: Literature repository
This document provides an overview of the literature that has been published thus far on MCH/N and COVID-19.
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Template for Joint Statement on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
This template Joint Statement on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic includes a consolidation of available recommendations related to IYCF in the context of COVID-19. It is to be adapted by countries or nutrition
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Guidance Note on IMAM and IYCF Programming in the Context of COVID-19 in Afghanistan
This guidance note is focused on the management of both severe and moderate acute malnutrition and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) services in the context of COVID-19 in Afghanistan.
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Protecting, Promoting and Supporting IYCF during the COVID-19 Pandemic: reflections and recommendations
Collaborative webinar from April 6th, 2020, provides an overview of the latest global and evidence-based recommendations related to IYCF and COVID-19. It also outline suggestions and reflections on: Communication about breastfeeding with health care provi
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Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes: National implementation of the International Code status report 2020
Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS) and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions through enforcement of national legal measures is essential to ensuring that parents and other caregiver
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
This joint note by UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, and WHO consolidates recommendations for Infant and Young Child Feeding for the COVID-19 outbreak in East, Central and Southern Africa. It is not intended to replace national plans but should be seen as a complementa
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Nutrition & Coronavirus Advocacy Messaging
This document contains Save the Children's advocacy messaging to put vulnerable children first in the coronavirus crisis.
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Risk of COVID-19 Complications in Children affected by Wasting
This joint statement by UNICEF and Global Nutrition Cluster describes how the COVID-19 is likely to be dangerous for children affected by wasting and outlines recommendations for countries to protect them.
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Feeding Young Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ensuring their future growth and development
This material provides tips for ensuring that young children receive a nutritious diet during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment of Wasting in Children 0-59 Months through National Health Systems in the Context of COVID-19
This tool has been developed by UNICEF and WHO to implement the recommendations of existing guidance on the delivery of services through national health care systems for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of child wasting in the context of COV