During 2005-6, with input from Kathy Krasovec, help from Jennifer Marcy, and graphic design work by Jennifer Fox (all of PATH), I created two algorithms to assist counselors in advising HIV-infected mothers when it might be acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe to stop breastfeeding. If you click on “more” below, you can see the letter I wrote providing some explanation and references for desiging diets for non-breastfed infants.

I also presented them at the WHO HIV and infant feeding technical consultation in October 2006 in Geneva. These simplied versions benefitted from inputs from that meeting.

Click here to see the algorithms (one for infants 6-12 mo and one for older infants) in powerpoint format, each divided in two, making the text larger and easier to read.

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