SafelyFed Canada

NGO dedicated to ensuring safe feeding of infants & young children in emergencies (#iycfe), Find us at @safelyfedcanada.bsky.social

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

[Shaping Canada's Future: Medela’s Shift, Truth & Reconciliation, and a new Emergency Framework] - https://t.co/GC12fG1f7j

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

Yo, we are most active on Bluesky, follow us there. #iycfe

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

@OrmistonOnline Do you have details on what was in the aid drops? In one report you referred to two tonnes of milk. Powdered? Skim? Pls DM.

[First Steps Nutrition Trust @1stepsnutrition]

❓🤑The million dollar question: ‘How bad do things have to get in the baby food aisle before the government finally decides to protect infants – and parents – from this flood of oversweetened and highly processed food and drinks?’

[Phillip Baker @PhilBakerNZ]

American chaos: standing up for health and medicine - The Lancet https://t.co/j1fiq0IqQL

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

URGENT pls share
“HIV & Breastfeeding in Emergencies” : when antiretroviral (#ART) drugs are not immediately available and replacement feeding isn’t available & safe, recommend exclusive #breastfeeding for first 6 mo & continue #bfing thereafter #IYCFE https://t.co/V5xqIHgu7Z…

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

An important contribution to the #IYCF-E toolkit!

[IFE Core Group @IFECoreGroup]

💻 Thank you for attending our​ webinar!

The IYCF-E Assessment Guide is now available for use at: https://t.co/JTGpBvlsT2

Keep an eye out as we will share the webinar recording and additional resources once they become available.

#IYCFE @fhi360 @AAH_UK @GNCGENEVA

[Women Deliver @WomenDeliver]

#COP29 let us down ❌

Unpaid care work, gender-based violence, & #SRHR were pushed to the side — if not ignored entirely.

But feminists are determined to keep fighting for climate justice.

Why COP29 was a missed opportunity for true climate action:
https://t.co/bijgx2NW1t

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

Join @IFECoreGroup, @gncgeneva, @AAH_UK and @FHI360 for a webinar where we’ll share new global guidance and tools for conducting timely and reliable assessments of infant and young child feeding in emergency contexts.

🗓️ Dec. 4 at 8AM ET
🔗 https://t.co/mQkSixoMir

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

#iycfe

[IFE Core Group @IFECoreGroup]

🔊Ready for use!

An editable template Joint Statement on IYCF in the context of #Marburg virus disease. Countries can use & adapt to secure immediate, coordinated, multi-sectoral action that complies with existing guidance on #IYCF. See the template: https://t.co/Xn9PId4ejg

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

#iycfe

[IFE Core Group @IFECoreGroup]

Voici un modèle d’une déclaration conjointe sur l’alimentation des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants dans le contexte de la maladie #Marburg

🔗https://t.co/1nDKuxFTXm

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

@JustinTrudeau What about midwives?

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

Great news - the Operational Guidance for #Breastfeeding Counselling in Emergencies is now available in Arabic and Spanish! https://t.co/eLydUcHbhW #IYCFE

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

Just released - FAQs including decision tree to support infant and young child feeding during #Mpox outbreaks. #IYCFE

[IFE Core Group @IFECoreGroup]

#FAQs on IYCF-E & Mpox
Read these FAQs using the most recent recommendations, collective knowledge & evidence on #Mpox, considering the specific contexts affected by the current outbreak.
Health worker or breastfeeding mother, stay up-to-date: FAQs: https://t.co/xjOv7jf47u
#IYCFE

[Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE @dunkleybent]

So many opportunities to share and learn at the African and Eastern Mediterranean Region International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) conference. Informative, sobering session on climate and humanitarian crisis… for the Afghanistan resettlement programme in England.

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

New research: During the Türkiye-Syria earthquake relief, there was a concerning influx of infant food product donations. Int’l guidelines were violated, putting infants at risk. We must do better. #IYCFE #EndExploitativeMarketing https://t.co/rvl8G5dYJF

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

Webinar: Inclusive #IYCFE: Managing feeding infants and young children with disabilities in emergency settings: with @IFECoreGroup @GNCGENEVA @UNICEF @MAMIGlobalNet Free registration here: https://t.co/xmTojASmdE

[SafelyFed Canada @safelyfedcanada]

@pattirundall Includes excellent information about how the Code protects us in emergencies from predatory marketing disguised as “helpful” (but actually harmful) donations.