HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance
Author: WHO, UNICEF and ENN
Year: 2018
Resource type: Official
This operational guidance, developed by WHO, UNICEF and ENN, outlines the duration of breastfeeding and support from health services to improve infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV. It is intended to be used to complement emergency and sectoral guidelines on health, nutrition and HIV, including specifically infant feeding, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and paediatric antiretroviral treatment.
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WHO, UNICEF and ENN (2018). HIV and Infant Feeding in Emergencies: Operational Guidance. www.ennonline.net/resources/hivandifeoperationalguidance
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