{This article demonstrates how small, private relief efforts may be providing infant formula despite international guidelines that discourage it.]

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/46396

"Canned foods, diapers, baby formula, bottled water, paper towels, duct tape and more were shipped."

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"In the town of Mirissa, the couple found throngs of displaced Sri Lankans using a temple for a makeshift camp. They had no baby formula and were trying to prepare food with only a fire and one pot.

The Samarasinghes used their own money to buy a large propane stove, several hundred pounds of infant formula and medical supplies for the camp."

(these are all the mentions of infant formula, see link above for full article)

Janice Reynolds





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