From policy to practice: challenges in infant feeding in emergencies during the Balkan crisis
Autor: | Frances Mason, Andrew Seal, Elizabeth Hormann, Anna Taylor, Laura Phelps, Marie McGrath, Annalies Borrel |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty United Nations Institutionalisation Refugee Best practice International Cooperation Yugoslavia Poison control Suicide prevention Development economics Medicine Humans Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Health policy Refugees business.industry Health Plan Implementation General Social Sciences Human factors and ergonomics Infant Relief Work Republic of North Macedonia Organizational Policy Albania General Earth and Planetary Sciences business Disaster medicine |
Zdroj: | Disasters. 25(2) |
ISSN: | 0361-3666 |
Popis: | The preparation and dissemination of policy statements are necessary but insufficient to prevent the inappropriate use of infant-feeding products in emergencies. The widespread failure of humanitarian agencies operating in the Balkan crisis to act in accordance with international policies and recommendations provides a recent example of the failure to translate infant-feeding policies into practice. This article explores the underlying reasons behind the failures which include: (1) the weak institutionalisation of policies; (2) the massive quantities of unsolicited donations of infant-feeding products: (3) the absence of monitoring systems; (4) inadequate co-ordination mechanisms; (5) the high costs of correcting mistakes; and (6) the cumulative effects of poor practice. Efforts to uphold best practice during the crisis are also documented. Finally, the article identifies actions that could be undertaken in advance of and during future emergencies to enhance the application of infant feeding policies in emergencies. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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