In The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the Virtual Collaborative Network of Human Milk Banks and Associations called on global policy leaders and funding agencies to prioritize four high-impact areas:

(1) ensure neonatal nutrition is an essential focus during emergencies;

(2) fund research to optimize human milk bank systems in response to new infectious threats;

(3) invest in innovation across all aspects of milk banking processes to improve the responsiveness, access, and quality of donor milk provision; and

(4) suppor the integration of learnings and innovations by the global milk bank community during COVID-19 into newborn, nutrition, and emergency response planning for future emergencies.

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