Template for Joint Statement on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: IFE Core Group
Year: 2020
Resource type: Official
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 clusters and to be issued at the national level. It was developed by the IFE Core Group. It is important that this Joint Statement is accompanied by the IYCF programming brief (3).
Downloads
IYCF-COVID19-Template-Joint-Statement-April-6-2020-ENGLISH.docx (Word, 37kb)
IYCF-COVID19-Template-Joint-Statement-April-6-2020-FRENCH.docx (Word, 38kb)
IYCF-COVID19-Template-Joint-Statement-April-6-2020-SPANISH.docx (Word, 29kb)
More like this
Resources
View this article as a pdf Global guidance WHO & UNICEF (2003). Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. Geneva: World Health Organization and United Nations...
COVID-19 and nutrition programming
Listen to a short conversation on ENNs support to practitioners on COVID 19 and nutrition through our role in the Global Technical Assistance Mechanism on Nutrition. This...
IFE Core Group Resources and Outputs
IFE Core Group Resources and Outputs The IFE Core Group engages in the development of useful resources and publications on IYCF-E. Documents consist of latest guidance on...
Resource: Risk of COVID-19 complications in Children affected by Wasting: A Joint Statement by the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Global Nutrition Cluster
Joint statement from UNICEF and the GNC on the risk of COVID-19 complications for children with wasting - calls for countries to intensify efforts to prevent child wasting and...
IYCF-E Resources
NEW: Visit the IYCF-E HUB recently established in May 2021 for a global, comprehensive and interactive repository of essential IYCF-E resources! For a list of key IYCF-E...
en-net: Statement on the management of at-risk mothers and infants under six months (MAMI) in the context of COVID-19
The MAMI Special Interest Group with the support of the Wasting Thematic Working Group of the Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition (GTAM) have issued a statement...
Resource: Statement on management of at-risk mothers and infants under six months (MAMI) in the context of COVID-19
This statement is issued in response to concerns related to COVID-19 and its potential impact on the wellbeing of infants under six months (u6m) and their caregivers. An...
FEX: Infant and young child feeding in emergencies programming in the context of COVID-19: learnings from a webinar series
View this article as a pdf By Alessandro Iellamo, Linda Shaker Berbari, Ben Allen, Brooke Bauer, Aashima Garg, Andi Kendle, Peggy Koniz-Booher, Mija Ververs and Deborah Joy...
FEX: Adapting infant and young child feeding interventions in the context of COVID-19 in Somalia
View this article as a pdf By Sahra Moalim Ahmed, Bishar Osman Hussein and Emmanuel Barasa Sahra Moalim Ahmed is an Infant and Young Child Feeding Officerat Concern Worldwide...
en-net: Save the Children and the Tech RRT launch two (2) new tools to improve IYCF-E Programming
Dear colleagues Today, Save the Children and the Technical Rapid Response Team, are launching two (2) new products to help improve IYCF-E programming; We are thankful to all...
FEX: Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition (GTAM)
The Global Technical Assistance Mechanism for Nutrition (GTAM) is a common global mechanism endorsed by over 40 Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) partners that aims to improve the...
FEX: Infant and young child feeding in emergencies: Programming adaptation in the context of COVID-19 in Lebanon
View this article as a pdf By Bayan Ahmad Bayan Ahmad is Senior Field Officer at International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), where she is responsible for overseeing...
Resource: Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E). Programming in The Context Of COVID-19: Considerations for Adaptations
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global emergency with 216 countries affected, more than 19 million confirmed cases and more than 900,000 deaths as of...
Resource: Nutrition Information Management, Surveillance and Monitoring in the Context of COVID-19
Background & Introduction To support implementers on how to prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of evidence-based guidance briefs will be produced 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...
en-net: COVID-19 and Safety of Breast Milk and/or Breastfeeding -Please send all your questions
Dear colleagues Gradually I am getting more questions on the safety of breast milk, breastfeeding etc. in the context of COVID-19. I know that you as health/nutrition...
en-net: IYCF-E and Covid 19: questions from the field
Dear all, in support to the initial exercise supported by Mija, Save the Children is engaging country offices to understand what are the questions and concerns around...
en-net: Risk of COVID-19 infection in undernourished patients (children)
Dear team, Are children with undernutrition at higher risk of being infected with COVID-19? What has been the experience? Dear Mary, Although I don't think there...
en-net: COVID-19 and Human Milk Banking
Is nCoV secreted through breast milk? What is the effect of pasteurization on breast milk nCoV (secreted or contaminated)? Do we continue human milk banking during this...
FEX: Integrating screening for acute malnutrition into the vitamin A supplementation campaign in the Rohingya camps during the COVID-19 pandemic
View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici By Bakhodir Rahimov, Karanveer Singh and Piyali Mustaphi Bakhodir Rahimov is a Nutrition Sector...
Reference this page
IFE Core Group (2020). Template for Joint Statement on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic. www.ennonline.net/iycfcovid19jointstatement
(ENN_6627)