This is a result of IBFAN organising translation of the guide for the media 
on infant feeding in emergencies which can be downloaded from
http://www.ennonline.net/pool/files/ife/ife-media-flyer-151007-final.pdf
If it were me writing the article I'd change a few things but hopfully 
people might read the original which is quite detailed.
I was involved in writing the guide and I hope it gets used. The situation 
in Gaza is so awful. Can you imagine having a little baby and bottle feeding 
under those circumstances?
Karleen Gribble
Australia

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From: "Magda Sachs" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: Don't send milk to Gaza


> http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/d6925c54a7ac23295645fead5e3784
> 2c.htm
>
> In Brief: Don't send milk to Gaza - nutritionists 08 Jan 2009 16:19:20 GMT
> Source: IRIN
> Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article 
> or
> for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's 
> alone.
> NAIROBI, 8 January 2009 (IRIN) - If you are concerned for the health and
> well-being of children in Gaza, "Do not send donations of infant formula,
> bottles or milk products to Gaza", say top emergency nutritionists.
>
> A leading group of nutrition experts, including the World Health
> Organization, UN Children's Fund and NGOs, in a media brief published in
> English, Arabic and Spanish, state that the "indiscriminate use of infant
> formula in an emergency is extremely dangerous to babies, causing illness
> and death".
>
> The Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies group's paper, 
> highlighted
> this week on the leading Emergency Nutrition website, asks journalists not
> to publicise aid agency appeals for milk and formula, plainly stating:
> "There is no need for donations of infant formula, powdered milk or baby
> bottles to be sent to the site of an emergency."
>
> Magda Sachs
> Registered Breastfeeding Supporter
> The Breastfeeding Network, UK
>
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