Publications by authors named "Ali Maclaine"
Around 200 million people were affected by conflict and natural disasters in 2015. Whereas those populations are at a particular high risk of death, optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices could prevent almost 20% of deaths amongst children less than 5 years old. Yet, coverage of interventions for improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in emergencies is low, partly due to lack of evidence.
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- There is a need to strengthen the skills and clarity for emergency nutritionists, leading to the development of a technical competency framework specific to nutrition in emergencies.
- The framework was created through a review of existing models, expert interviews, and feedback, identifying 20 competency areas with 161 behavioral indicators tailored to different levels of seniority.
- The framework aims to set standards in emergency nutrition while encouraging ongoing research to validate and improve its applicability and effectiveness in the field.
Women have the right to support that enables them to breastfeed. Supporting breastfeeding in emergencies is important because artificial feeding places mothers and children at risk. In emergencies, artificial feeding is dangerous to the infant, difficult and requires substantial resources.
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