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01 January 2019

Strengthening links between health facilities and communities to support breastfeeding

This is the Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief on strengthening linkages between health facilities and the community. Helping mothers gain access to breastfeeding support at the community level will require strong alliances between government, civil society and community-based organizations. Together, we can ens...

01 January 2016

From the first hour of life

This report provides a global status update on infant and young child feeding practices and puts forth recommendations for improving them. The report is divided into two parts: Part I focuses on breastfeeding and Part II looks at complementary feeding practices. Each part reviews the most recent evidence on infant and young child feeding practices…

01 January 2012

Community based infant and young child feeding

Aimed for use in diverse country contexts, this package of tools guides local adaptation, design, planning and implementation of community based IYCF counselling and support services at scale. It also contains training tools to equip community workers (CWs), using an interactive and experiential adult learning approach, with relevant knowledge and…

01 January 1993

Breastfeeding counselling: a training course

This course is designed to provide health workers with the skills needed to support mothers and their children to breastfeed optimally. It includes guides for the course director and trainers, a participant’s manual, a booklet with overhead figures, a slide book and annexes. Organization UNICEF | WHO Publication date 1993 Languages English,…