new lecture on iycf
Post on 13-Apr-2017
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Session 1 What is IYCF
IYCF Dr Yasmeen Memon Associate Professor Paediatric Unit 1 LUMHS
I
YC
F = Infant (011 months)
= Young ( up to 2 years)
= Child
= Feeding What do these letters stand for?
The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding(IYCF)
Developed by WHO and UNICEF to revitalize world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on infants and young children.Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly, for over 50% of the 10.9 million deaths annually among children
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