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Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit

A knowledge and tool base for breastfeeding advocates

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The Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of advocacy tools and resources aimed at improving policies and financing for the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding. The Toolkit is intended for breastfeeding advocates and other stakeholders seeking information and tools to support the Collective’s seven policy actions.

01 January 2016

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low-income and middle-income countries, only 37% of children younger than 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed. With few exceptions, breastfeeding duration is shorter in high…

01 January 2016

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low-income and middle-income countries, only 37% of children younger than 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed. With few exceptions, breastfeeding duration is shorter in high…

01 January 2016

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

"Despite its established benefits, breastfeeding is no longer a norm in many communities. Multifactorial determinants of breastfeeding need supportive measures at many levels, from legal and policy directives to social attitudes and values, women's work and employment conditions, and health-care services to enable women to breastfeed. When…

01 January 2016

Why invest, and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

"Despite its established benefits, breastfeeding is no longer a norm in many communities. Multifactorial determinants of breastfeeding need supportive measures at many levels, from legal and policy directives to social attitudes and values, women's work and employment conditions, and health-care services to enable women to breastfeed. When…

01 January 2016

Has Your Nation Done Enough to bridge the gaps?

The WBTi report summarize key global findings in the first 84 countries to have completed the WBTi assessment process. Organization IBFAN, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) Publication date 2016 Language English WBTi: Bridging the Gaps

01 January 2016

Has Your Nation Done Enough to bridge the gaps?

The WBTi report summarize key global findings in the first 84 countries to have completed the WBTi assessment process. Organization IBFAN, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) Publication date 2016 Language English WBTi: Bridging the Gaps

01 January 2016

Updates on HIV and infant feeding - Guideline

The overall purpose of this guideline is to improve the HIV-free survival of HIV-exposed infants by providing guidance on appropriate infant feeding practices and use of ARV drugs for mothers living with HIV and by updating WHO-related tools and training materials. Organization UNICEF, WHO Publication date 2016 Language English Updates on HIV…

01 January 2016

Updates on HIV and infant feeding - Guideline

The overall purpose of this guideline is to improve the HIV-free survival of HIV-exposed infants by providing guidance on appropriate infant feeding practices and use of ARV drugs for mothers living with HIV and by updating WHO-related tools and training materials. Organization UNICEF, WHO Publication date 2016 Language English Updates on HIV…

01 January 2016

Maternity cash benefits for workers in the informal economy

The brief shares successful country experiences in extending maternity protection to workers in the informal economy including universal maternity coverage of Mongolia. It also highlights the ILO standards on maternity benefits for workers in the informal economy. Organization ILO Publication date 2016 Language English, Mongolian Maternity cash…

01 January 2016

Maternity cash benefits for workers in the informal economy

The brief shares successful country experiences in extending maternity protection to workers in the informal economy including universal maternity coverage of Mongolia. It also highlights the ILO standards on maternity benefits for workers in the informal economy. Organization ILO Publication date 2016 Language English, Mongolian Maternity cash…

01 January 2016

Kenya Baby-friendly Community Initiative

The BFCI implementation guidelines are designed to help the government and development partners to improve maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices through implementation of activities at community level. This include; promotion, protection and support of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, care, support…

01 January 2016

Kenya Baby-friendly Community Initiative

The BFCI implementation guidelines are designed to help the government and development partners to improve maternal infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) practices through implementation of activities at community level. This include; promotion, protection and support of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, care, support…

01 January 2016

WHA Resolution on Guidance on the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants & Young Children

This policy brief helps country governments, non-governmental organizations and private companies understand and adopt the World Health Organization Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children. Helen Keller International’s Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) project collaborated with the…

01 January 2016

WHA Resolution on Guidance on the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants & Young Children

This policy brief helps country governments, non-governmental organizations and private companies understand and adopt the World Health Organization Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children. Helen Keller International’s Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) project collaborated with the…

01 January 2016

Joint Statement on Breastfeeding and Human Rights

Joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, Right to Health, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in law and in practice, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child in support of increased efforts to promote, support and protect breastfeeding. Organization OHCHR Publication date 2016 Language English Joint…

01 January 2016

Joint Statement on Breastfeeding and Human Rights

Joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, Right to Health, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in law and in practice, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child in support of increased efforts to promote, support and protect breastfeeding. Organization OHCHR Publication date 2016 Language English Joint…

01 January 2015

Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health

The Acta Pædiatrica Special Issue on Maternal and Child Health published in July 2015 includes review articles and meta-analyses focussing on the impact of breastfeeding to maternal and child health. Organization Acta Paediatrica Publication date 2015 Language English Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health List of articles…

01 January 2015

Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health

The Acta Pædiatrica Special Issue on Maternal and Child Health published in July 2015 includes review articles and meta-analyses focussing on the impact of breastfeeding to maternal and child health. Organization Acta Paediatrica Publication date 2015 Language English Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health List of articles…

01 January 2015

Integrating Maternal, Infant, & Young Child Nutrition & Family Planning Services

This document captures the outcomes of a demonstration program integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, and family planning (FP) services in six health facilities and adjacent community units in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, Western Kenya. The main objective of the initiative was to enhance and strengthen the linkages between…

01 January 2015

Integrating Maternal, Infant, & Young Child Nutrition & Family Planning Services

This document captures the outcomes of a demonstration program integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, and family planning (FP) services in six health facilities and adjacent community units in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, Western Kenya. The main objective of the initiative was to enhance and strengthen the linkages between…

01 January 2014

Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

The implementation plan aims to alleviate the double burden of malnutrition in children,starting from the earliest stages of development. Substantial benefits can be obtained by concentrating efforts from conception through the first two years of life, but at the same time a life-course approach needs to be considered so that good nutritional…

01 January 2014

Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

The implementation plan aims to alleviate the double burden of malnutrition in children,starting from the earliest stages of development. Substantial benefits can be obtained by concentrating efforts from conception through the first two years of life, but at the same time a life-course approach needs to be considered so that good nutritional…

01 January 2014

Global Nutrition Targets 2025

This policy brief introduces health system, community and policy level interventions needed to reach the target of 50% breastfeeding exclusivity for the first six months of life. Recognizing that accelerated global action is needed to address the pervasive and corrosive problem of the double burden of malnutrition, in 2012 the World Health…

01 January 2014

Global Nutrition Targets 2025

This policy brief introduces health system, community and policy level interventions needed to reach the target of 50% breastfeeding exclusivity for the first six months of life. Recognizing that accelerated global action is needed to address the pervasive and corrosive problem of the double burden of malnutrition, in 2012 the World Health…