International organizations and the problem of child health, 1945-1960

Faced with planning mass relief campaigns in liberated Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administra¬tion relied heavily on cheap supplies of skimmed milk from surplus production in northern Europe. The success of this approach swept aside m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Gillespie, James A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:26453
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/26453
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alimentació infantil
Alimentación infantil
UNICEF
OMS
UNRRA
FAO
Child nutrition
UNICEF history
WHO history
FAO history
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Sumario:Faced with planning mass relief campaigns in liberated Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administra¬tion relied heavily on cheap supplies of skimmed milk from surplus production in northern Europe. The success of this approach swept aside more detailed planning around restoring national maternal and children's health services. This reliance on mass feeding continued into the post-war years. UNICEF, the agency with the most substantial financial resources, continued this supply-driven approach despite growing reservations by nutritionists in its rival agencies -the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization.