Finally the issue has come to the press' attention!
Forwarded for Janice.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
 
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta 

Twenty-one people have died from tetanus and 138 others are suffering from mental health problems in the aftermath of last month's earthquake that devastated Yogyakarta and parts of Central Java, the Health Ministry said Friday.

The ministry said some 600 people were suffering from respiratory infections and 100 others from diarrheal diseases.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20060617.H03&irec=4 

<snip> 

Siti said a diarrheal disease outbreak was still a concern because babies were frequently being given instant formula milk by their mothers instead of being breast fed. 

This was because survivors had received a large amount of donated supplies of breast milk substitutes, she said. 

"Children who have never consumed breast milk substitutes are in greater danger of suffering from diarrhea," said the minister. 

(see link for full article, but this is the complete reference to infant formula and breastfeeding)

Janice Reynolds



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