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UNICEF response: Nutrition

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Mothers can breastfeed even during emergency situations

 
 
 

 

In the aftermath of the super typhoon and floods, many children are without shelter and food. Children and their families remain exposed to harmful elements in the environment. Attention to health care and nutrition may be compromised. Thus, UNICEF provideS interventions to control diarrhea and arrest malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.

KEY ACTIONS

  1. Provide interventions against malnutrition;
  2. Promote and support breastfeeding;
  3. Provide tools for weight monitoring and micronutrient control

 

 

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contact the UNICEF Hotline: 02-758-1000.

 
   
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