Rooming in means mothers and infants staying together in the hospital. This is one of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Also, when large scale infections like COVID-19 are in the air, the safest place for the healthy baby is the mother’s room in the hospital. This prevents babies from being exposed to other babies…

CHEERing’s remote presentation on Infant Feeding and COVID-19 is now available in Greek for easy use by Greek speakers working with refugees. The presentation can also be easily translated for use with refugees speaking other languages. CHEERing is run by public health professionals with expertise in breastfeeding, infant feeding and nutrition, and has direct experience…

CHEERing is already fielding many questions from anxious refugee families. “Can I still breastfeed in this epidemic?” “Will my baby catch the virus?” “How can I protect the baby?” The WHO recommends breastfeeding in emergencies. Breastfeeding protects infants against most viruses due to immune properties and antibodies. It also means babies do not need feeding…

For those still working on the front lines CHEERing has produced a slideset of realistic basic information for refugees about the novel Coronavirus situation. CHEERing has direct experience in the camps and is run by public health professionals. Here is the link to the presentation: https://cheerinternational.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/covid-19-info-refugees.pdf. It can also be downloaded from the CHEERing website…

The coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic is an emergency. Infant Feeding in Emergencies guidelines say, breastfeed exclusively for 6 months and continue to breastfeed after 6 months while adding solid foods. Think about it. What is the alternative? Women in camps and temporary settings do not have reliable access to formula, clean water, clean bottles, refrigeration, sterilization. We…

Please find below the COVID-19 Information released by the Hellenic General Secretariat of Civil Protection. You will find information below in English, Greek, Farsi, Arabic and French. The source of the information can be found here: https://www.civilprotection.gr/en/koronoios-covid-19-hrisimes-odigies You can also find useful information (in Greek) on EODY’s website:  https://eody.gov.gr/neos-koronaios-covid-19/The information hotline is open 24 hours: call…

While many of us cannot interact directly with the refugee community in this tough time, CHEERing is making online that are current and relevant. You can use them now and in future. Here is our 1st training. It’s an online version of Don’t Get Sick, which CHEERing trainer Paige Beliveau presented in several camps this…

CHEERing visited Thermopylae yesterday to meet with women and young children who live at this camp and to host another Don’t Get Sick! training. We also took some time to visit the natural hot springs near the camp and the Leonidas statue.