Below is a notice which all of us in lactation should be very happy about. UNICEF has made a difference!! Michelle Scott, MA,RD,IBCLC in NH > > The following is a report from the Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for > Iraq: > "HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT > NUMBER 19 > 8 April 2003 > ... > 2.3 OPERATIONAL ISSUES > Following UNICEF advocacy, coalition forces have removed infant formula from > the planned distribution package. Use of infant formula undermines > breastfeeding, and in a situation where water is scarce or of poor quality, > consumption of infant formula would lead to an increase in diarrhoea > episodes." *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html