IDPs: Sudan, Syria

Refugees: Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon

Not specified: Greece, Iraq

Camps: Jordan

Fixed and mobile clinics: Jordan, Lebanon

Trained physician (doctors, nurses)

Paramedic staff (midwives, TBAs)

Community workers (facility and community based IYCF counsellors, local reproductive health worker)

Training sessions on IYCF

Malnutrition screening and treatment

Continuous follow-up and coordination

In Lebanon and Syria: >190 doctors and health workers27 29

IDPs: Pakistan

Refugees: Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon

Not specified: CAR

Camps: Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan

Community: CAR, Lebanon

Fixed and mobile clinics: Jordan, Pakistan

Healthcare facility: Jordan Pakistan

Trained physician (lactation specialists)

Community workers (nutrition officer, IYCF educator and a community mobiliser)

Counselling sessions on optimal IYCF-E practices

Educational materials and counselling cards distributed

Sensitisations on childcare practices and cooking demonstrations given to PLW

Distribution of hygiene and baby kits (soaps, blankets, baby spoons and cups for children), and bangles for mothers

In Jordan: 30–40 mothers counselled/day9; 4690 PLWs and 919 mothers counselled in 10 months17

In Lebanon: 10 000 mothers were counselled in 1 year27

In CAR: 758/900 (84.2%) PLW participated16

IDPs: South Sudan, Sudan

Refugees: Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon

Not specified: Greece, Iraq, Yemen

Camps: Jordan, Kenya

Community: Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen

Community workers (refugee mothers, community leaders, ‘leader mothers’ (mothers trained by promotors to teach neighbour women), and ‘neighbour women’ (chosen by community) as community mobilisers)

Training of community mobilisers by IYCF counsellors, educators, ‘promotors’, programme supervisors and IYCF coordinators on IYCF and the importance of exclusive breast feeding, nutrition

Dissemination of messages among mothers through household visits, demonstrations and information sharing within care groups

Screening and referring malnourished mothers

 In South Sudan, 320 ‘leader mothers’ trained IYCF18

 In Jordan: 4977 PLWs and 31 485 caregivers in 10 months17

 In South Sudan: 320 neighbourhood groups, reaching 3832 women18

 In Yemen: 50%–60% increase in awareness of mothers/caregivers on nutritious food along with an increase in utilisation of local foods for preparing nutritious meals for infants31

 In Yemen: 90% of children <2 years screened for SAM and MAM, 2563 children were treated for SAM, reduction in number of cases of SAM and MAM children; zero cases of SAM (MUAC<115 mm) in 13/68 model villages by the end of the project31

 In Sudan: 150 617 children screened for malnutrition42

 In Yemen: reduction in bottle feeding to almost zero31

IDPs: South Sudan, Sudan

Refugees: Albania, Croatia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon

Not specified: CAR

Camps: Albania, Kenya, Lebanon

Caravans: Jordan

Community: South Sudan, Sudan

Containers: Croatia

Primary healthcare centres: Lebanon

Trained Physician: paediatrician, lactation consultant

Community workers: relief workers, psychosocial workers, paediatrician, lactation consultant, IYCF counsellors and community mobilisers

Construction of mother–baby friendly spaces, caravans and mother baby centre for counselling and 24 hours support

Formation of mother to mother/caregiver support groups

Distribution of high energy biscuit, a bottle of water, and shawls for privacy

Distribution of food vouchers to mothers for nutritional security and psychological support

Screening of children for malnutrition

In Jordan: 15 600 mothers in 18 months in Jordan9

In Kenya: 581 facilitators trained in IYCF36

In CAR: 199 mothers/caregivers given psychosocial support16

In Jordan: 120–150 mothers/day visited baby friendly spaces in Jordan9

In Jordan: 50 women attended support group gatherings17

In Sudan: 14 272 infant/mother pairs attended MtMSG42

In Kenya: 713 MtMSG (2801 mothers/caregivers in MtMSG)36

Refugees: Albania, Jordan, Lebanon,

Camps: Albania, Jordan

Community: Lebanon

Trained physician (lactation specialists, obstetrician/gynaecologist)

Paramedic staff (midwives)

Assist mothers for re-lactation and in breast feeding difficulties (painful nursing, latching problems, low breast milk production and on correct positioning for feeding)

In Lebanon: 3150 mothers in 6 months27

Refugees: Lebanon

Not specified: Bosnia-Herzegovina

Camps: Lebanon

Not specified

Labelling of maternity wards as ‘baby-friendly’ to support breast feeding

Capacity building of health workforce

Provision of tools and equipment to support breast feeding, reducing use of BMS

Predominant breast feeding increased from 64.3% to 77.3%

Continued breast feeding at 2 years increased from 8.5% to 40.7%

Refugees: Jordan, Lebanon

Not specified: Greece, Iraq

Camps: Greece, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon

Trained physician (lactation specialists and obstetrician/gynaecologist)

Paramedic staff (IYCF midwife)

Training of healthcare staff and mothers on artificial feeding

Counselling of mothers on importance of breast feeding, appropriate use of infant formula and on adverse effects of artificial feeding on infant’s health

Monitor and control the distribution of infant formula

Provision of BMS supplies and kits (cups and clean water) for safe preparation of infant formula

In Lebanon: 50 infants were assisted with artificial feeding support27

In Jordan: seven mothers received artificial milk supplies9