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Do
you know that your generous donations of breastmilk
substitutes could do more harm than good?
These pages aim to raise awareness
about, and encourage an appropriate response to infant
feeding in emergencies. They highlight the importance
of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding
in emergency situations.
These pages are intended for
policy makers, programme managers and field workers
from agencies involved in emergency relief, donors,
journalists, and other interested parties.
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text exist in a printed version as a 12 pages
brochure.
Copies of this brochure
can be requested from Wemos or IBFAN-GIFA:
Wemos, P.O. Box 1693, 1000 BR Amsterdam, The
Netherlands (wemos@wemos.nl)
IBFAN-GIFA,
Avenue de la Paix 11,
1202 Geneva,
Switzerland (info@gifa.org)
or
through Baby Milk Action's on-line Virtual
Shop
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The
International Baby Food Action Network, IBFAN, is a coalition of
more than 150 public interest groups in over 90 countries.
IBFAN works to reduce infant and
young child morbidity and mortality, through the promotion
of breastfeeding and the elimination of irresponsible
marketing of baby foods, bottles and teats.
IBFAN works towards universal implementation
of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk
Substitutes and relevant World Health Assembly resolutions.
The Geneva Infant Feeding Association
(GIFA) is the regional coordinator for IBFAN-Europe
and the IBFAN liaison office with the international
agencies.
Wemos, member of IBFAN, is a Dutch Non-Governmental Organisation
(NGO) that addresses international health issues through
policy, advocacy and education activities.
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