1. Improving odds for infants facing HIV/AIDS
Emily Flanagan, Alam Randhawa and Hannah Sell

2. Transmission through breastfeeding
The Current Situation: Angola
HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through 1
breastfeeding
Prevalence in women is twice as much as 2
men
56% of pregnant women do not receive 2
HAART treatment
Other alternatives (milk banks) may be not be feasible

3. Why this topic ?
Contribution to global community Health and Society Perspective
We believe all infants should have the best start in life

4. WHAT IS YUM MUM? A Safe Alternative
3 Components to the Yum Mum Box
RECYCLABLE BOTTLES (STERI-BOTTLE)
BABY FORMULA
CLEAN WATER

5. Monitoring Access Progress Tracking
Distributed via a village champion every month to new mothers
Wristband with reference number given to mother
Progress Tracking
Wristbands will show number of times Yum Mum is accessed
Tracking infant weight during monthly visits WHO's Child-Growth Percentile used 3

6. CollaborativeYet Self-Sufficient
Yum Mum will implement local health aids/volunteers
Partner with NGO's (i.e. UNICEF, WHO) to provide formula, water, and bottles
Give back to community and/or NGOs by recycling disposable bottles
Little gov't and foreign intervention

7. Timeline
Phase 1: Relationship Building & Initial Planning (6-8 months)
Partner with NGOs and the local community
Establish village champion
Negotiate with bottle and formula companies (opportunity for corporate social responsibility)
Survey demographics
Phase 2: Education & Final Planning (2-4 months)
-Provide informational sessions to local villagers to promote Yum Mum's benefits
Revise planning based on community input
Phase 3: Distribution (2-3 months)
Distribute Yum Mum locally!
Future Opportunities: Involve Canadians by providing fundraising and volunteer opportunities to support Yum Mum's operations

8. Project Impacts and Expansions
Providing mothers with safe breastfeeding alternatives
Upstream approach to HIV/AIDS prevention Building community resilience
Training local health aids
Can be used for malnutrition, Ebola, other transmitted diseases
Can be used by other primary care-takers Able to be implemented globally
Can be expanded to offer other goods (i.e. vitamins, Pedialyte) Progress can be easily tracked (infant's weights)

9. YUM MUM Supports Global Goals

10. Thank you!

11. R E F E R E N C E
1. UNICEF. HIV Transmission through breastfeeding a review of available
evidence. ansmission.pdf
UNAIDS. Angola.
Vesel L. et al. Use of new World Health Organization child growth standards
to assess how infant malnutrition relates to breastfeeding and mortality.