Challenging assumptions : breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS

PROGRAM FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH (PATH)

Publication Date 

March 2008
2 p, ill.

This policy brief considers the risks of HIV transmission from mother to child through breastfeeding, and the benefits of breast milk in preventing child malnutrition and morbidity and mortality in the first two years of life

Series:
Policy brief

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https://www.path.org/files/MCHN_policy_brief.pdf

Keywords 

Health; issues: maternal and child health; sexual health; risk factors; issues: malnutrition; Global picture; disability indicators and data

Regional Focus 

Worldwide

Language 

English

Type of material 

infographic

Publisher 

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)