Thanks Virginia,
I think that the comments you made below are very helpful.
I was thinking about application of programs encouraging relactation and
wondering whether you could provide some history into the relactation
programs that existed in outback Aboriginal Australia in the 60s/70s? I know
very little about this except what I have gathered from early stuff you
wrote for NMAA now ABA (Judy Gifford dug into her archives for me).
Karleen Gribble
Australia


>     I think is is important that people in breastfeeding-related =
> organisations with any contacts with policy-makers or coordinators in =
> aid organisations let them know about the excellent documents available =
> on infant feeding in emergencies.  Even better, would be to maintain =
> these contacts when there is a lull between major crises, and offer =
> education on breastfeeding to key personnel at policy level and field =
> level.  Probably the best way to do this would be if some sort of =
> funding were available so that training could be offered at no cost.  =
> Such assistance needs to be shown as the win/win situation that it is.
>    I think this needs to be an ongoing thing, i.e. maintaining contact =
> with aid agencies.  So often, when the public is emotional about a =
> particular crisis, they are deluged with offers of help and advice, =
> which eveporates afterwards.  The policy documents on emergency feeding =
> are useful at a time of a specific crisis, but what would really help to =
> make these documents more effective would be short course for key =
> personnel in the field, at a time when their time, energy and resources =
> aren't stretched to the limit.

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