Infant feeding in the context of ebola
Author: UNICEF/WHO/CDC/ENN
Year: 2014
Resource type: Frequently Asked Questions
This guidance guidance document on infant feeding in the context of Ebola was produced through informal consultation involving UNICEF technical advisors at HQ, regional & country levels; WHO Infant and Young Child Feeding and Ebola specialists; CDC Atlanta; Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Liberia; in-country staff working as part of the Ebola response; en-net technical forum respondents and the ENN.
This guidance was developed for the specific situation of acute illness with Ebola and does not apply to Ebola survivors.
Downloads
DC-Infant-feeding-and-Ebola-further-clarification-of-guidance_190914.pdf (PDF, 571kb)
Infant-feeding-and-Ebola-further-clarification-of-guidance_190914-French.pdf (PDF, 444kb)
More like this
FEX: En-net update
By Tamsin Walters, en-net moderator Over the past four months1, 32 questions have been posted on en-net, generating 69 responses. Two upcoming trainings have been advertised...
en-net: Infant feeding and Ebola Outbreak
Posted on behalf of Fabienne Rousseau, ACF I have a question related to infant feeding in the context of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Our teams are engaged in...
Resource: Supporting non-breastfed children as part of an Ebola response - Experiences from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
About this brief In every emergency, it is necessary to assess and act to protect and support the care and nutrition needs of both breastfed and non-breastfed infants and...
FEX: A review of technical discussion on en-net: Recurring questions and gaps experienced by programmers
View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici By Scott Logue, Michele Goergen, Isabelle Modigell, Andi Kendle, Tamsin Walters and Marie McGrath Scott...
ENN and the GNC Technical Alliance
The GNC Technical Alliance (the Alliance) is the technical arm of the Global Nutrition Cluster. It was created in 2017 to improve the quality of nutrition preparedness,...
FEX: Letters
Dear ENN, If there is one thing that we have learnt from the current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak it is that regardless of infection status, Ebola comes bringing bad...
FEX: Update on the GNC Technical Alliance Global Thematic Working Groups
View this article as a pdf The Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance (the Alliance) aims to provide predictable, timely and coordinated nutrition technical assistance to...
en-net: What should be the nutritional support to adult patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in treatment centres in West Africa?
Dear experts, I would appreciate your help in this. I drafted the following text but you might have ideas and other suggestions. Please help me on this one... This question...
Blog post: Reflections on the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) meeting July 2019
ENN attended the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) annual gathering in Brussels in early July (Tanya Khara as Technical Director, Isabelle Modigell and Linda Shaker-Berberias as...
FEX: Ebola virus disease and breastfeeding – comment
View this article as a pdf Research snapshot1 The authors commend Mija Ververs and Akanksha Arya2 for highlighting an urgent need for evidence-based breastfeeding guidance in...
FEX: Nutritional care for patients with Ebola Virus Disease
View this article as a pdf Research snapshot1 During the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak between 2014 and 2016 in West Africa, practitioners faced challenges providing...
Guidance on Infant Feeding in the context of Ebola
Updated guidance by UNICEF, WHO and others on infant feeding/ breastfeeding in the context of the Ebola outbreak now available. CDC have also produced guidance. Participate in...
About us
Who we are The Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO), established in 1996, working with programmers, policy makers and...
FEX: A risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) response to support maternal, infant and young child nutrition in the context of COVID-19 in Rwanda
View this article as a pdf By Annet Birungi, Ken Limwame, Desire Rwodzi and Youssouf Koita Annet Birungi is an experienced Communication for Development Specialist at UNICEF...
Resource: L’alimentation du nourrisson dans le contexte du virus Ebola – Mise à jour
French version of WHO/UNICEF guidance on infant feeding in the context of ebola. West Africa crisis 2014.
ENN Latest
Small Vulnerable Newborns contribute to the burden of underweight, wasted & stunted infants and children worldwide. Health and nutrition communities need to join forces. Our...
en-net: Ukraine -- Recent Information on IYCF-E for Ukraine IDPs -- Non-breastfed children
I am working on issues surrounding how to best deal with issues related to the non-breastfed child in emergency situations. One of the situations where I am focusing on is the...
Resource: WHO/UNICEF/WFP Interim guideline: Nutritional Care of Children and Adults with Ebola Virus Disease in Treatment Centres
This interim guideline provides recommendations on nutritional support to adults and paediatric patients in Ebola treatment unit (ETUs). It highlights the key clinical problems...
FEX: Baseline technical needs assessment for the Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition (GTAM)
View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici Summary of review1 Location: Global What we know: A common Global Technical Assistance Mechanism (GTAM)...
FEX: UNHCR guidance on infant feeding and HIV
UNHCR has recently released a brief guidance on infant feeding and HIV in the context of refugees and displaced populations. This guidance aims to assist UNHCR implementing and...
Reference this page
UNICEF/WHO/CDC/ENN (2014). Infant feeding in the context of ebola. www.ennonline.net/infantfeedinginthecontextofebola2014
(ENN_4583)