Infant and young child nutrition

Launch of new WHO report on the scope and impact of digital marketing for the promotion of breast - milk substitutes Following a mandate at the 2020 World Health Assembly, WHO has completed a review of evidence demonstrating the scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for the promotion of breast milk substitutes. This webcast will be an…

Strategies for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Climate-Related Emergencies As climate-change related emergencies increase, the need for support for mothers and their young children is greater than ever.    However, common practices in disaster relief and during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as donations of infant formula and cessation of…, Speakers, Linda Shaker Berbari, PhD, Linda Shaker Berbari, PhD , Linda is an expert in public health and community nutrition with more than 18 years of experience in Lebanon, the Middle East, and beyond. She currently serves as a consultant with the Emergency Nutrition Network as the facilitator of the Infant Feeding in Emergencies Core Group, a global collaboration of agencies committed to infant feeding in…, Sandra Zadkovic  , Sandra Zadkovic is a breastfeeding peer support volunteer and enjoys a career in the non-profit sector where she has worked with organizations addressing health, food security, and environmental issues. Her personal breastfeeding experience sparked an interest and passion for protecting breastfeeding rights. As a student in the Ecological Public…, Lesley Oot, MPH  , Lesley Oot is a Technical Advisor with the USAID Advancing Nutrition project, USAID’S flagship nutrition project. Prior to this, she worked as an Associate Director on Alive & Thrive, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded global nutrition initiative. Ms. Oot is a global health professional with more than 10 years of experience providing…, Alessandro Iellamo , Alessandro Iellamo is the senior emergency nutrition adviser for Family Health International 360 (Fhi360) supporting and a maternal, infant, and young child nutrition specialist. He has extensive expertise in nutrition and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies and practices, particularly in emergencies, the WHO International Code, BFHI,…, Ma. Ines Av. Fernandez  , Ma. Ines Fernandez is a member of the Infant Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Technical Working Group with the Department of Health in the Philippines and serves on the International Baby Foods Action Network Global Coordinating Council (IBFAN G-5). Ines is the co-founder of the Breastfeeding Movement in the Philippines and Arugaan, an NGO meant to…, Rufaro Charity Madzima , Rufaro Charity Madzima is an independent consultant in Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, and an advocate on IYCF issues with over 25 years of experience in food and nutrition with Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe and across Africa. She was the National Infant and Young Child Feeding Coordinator including in emergencies from…, Magdalena Whoolery, PhD  , Dr. Magdalena Whoolery is the founder and director of the recently established Breastfeeding International NGO. She is a Maternal Child Health and Infant Young Child Feeding Consultant, with over 20 years of experience as a registered nurse with a PhD from Brunel University, working in health and social sectors. Magdalena has worked for the World…, Isabelle Modigell , Isabelle Modigell is the lead author of the Operational Guidance: Breastfeeding Counselling in Emergencies, which she worked on closely with Dr. Linda Shaker Berbari on behalf of the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) and the IFE Core Group. She is an Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) specialist with a public health background…, KEY RESOURCES, Technical Advice and Support, En-net A free and open online forum which offers peer-to-peer exchange and “real time” technical advice in response to nutrition questions and operational challenges. https://www.en-net.org Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance: Technical Support The GNC Technical Alliance provides technical expertise to improve nutrition outcomes in…, Repositories, Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance – IYCF E Resources https://ta.nutritioncluster.net/IYCFE  IYCF-E Hub https://iycfehub.org Global Breastfeeding Collective – Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit https://www.globalbreastfeedingcollective.org/breastfeeding-advocacy-toolkit, Key Resources, The Sphere Handbook (2018) Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards for Disaster Response. https://spherestandards.org/handbook-2018 IFE Core Group (2017). Operational Guidance on Infant Feeding in Emergencies (OG-IFE) version 3.0. www.ennonline.net/operationalguidance-v3-2017   IFE Core Group (2021). IYCF-E infographic series. www.ennonline.net…

The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Year of Action is a year-long roadmap of key events throughout 2021, culminating in the UN FSS in September and the Tokyo N4G Summit. More than ever, this year requires urgent action to curb the wave of global malnutrition arising from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is taking the greatest toll on the most…

We sat down with lactation expert Dr. Michele Griswold to answer some of the man

Here’s what it takes to make sure mothers have a supportive environment for early and continuous breastfeeding.

Our partners, Global Breastfeeding Collective | UNICEF | World Health Organization, Members of the Global Breastfeeding Collective, The Global Breastfeeding Collective is a partnership of prominent international agencies calling on donors, policy makers and civil society to increase investment in breastfeeding worldwide. See below the full list of our members. 1000 Days Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Action Against Hunger Alive and Thrive, FHI Solutions Bill and Melinda…

Global Breastfeeding Collective | UNICEF | World Health Organization, Members of the Global Breastfeeding Collective, The Global Breastfeeding Collective is a partnership of prominent international agencies calling on donors, policy makers and civil society to increase investment in breastfeeding worldwide. See below the full list of our members. If your organization is interested in joining the Collective, please see our Membership Criteria . 1000 Days Academy…, Associates of the Collective, The Global Breastfeeding Collective invites alliances with committed entities willing to join the Collective as Associates. An Associate must support the broad goals, mission and vision of the Collective and demonstrate the potential to contribute significantly to the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding. By joining the Collective as…, Coordinating Committee, The decision-making body of the Global Breastfeeding Collective is the Coordinating Committee. Members include representatives from UNICEF, WHO, and rotating participants from partner organizations. GBC Terms of Reference Learn more about their role here.

Scorecard, Governments play a fundamental role in protecting the health of women and children through improving policies and programmes that support and enhance breastfeeding. The Global Breastfeeding Collective (the Collective), led by WHO and UNICEF, has identified seven policy action priorities, each with an indicator and a set target to be achieved by…, CTA button section

Governments play a fundamental role in protecting the health of women and children through improving policies and programmes that support and enhance breastfeeding. The Global Breastfeeding Collective (the Collective), led by WHO and UNICEF, has identified seven policy action priorities, each with an indicator and a set target to be achieved by…

About the Collective, The Global Breastfeeding Collective is a partnership of prominent international agencies calling on donors, policymakers, philanthropists and civil society to increase investment in breastfeeding worldwide. The Collective’s vision is of a world where all mothers have the financial, emotional, technical and public support they need to start…, Vision, A world where all mothers and families are empowered, enabled and supported to optimally breastfeed their children, and where early initiation, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond, together with appropriate, adequate and safe complementary foods, become the social norm…, Mission, To galvanize political, financial and social support to scale up breastfeeding programmes and to encourage adoption of supportive legal instruments and policies at the global, regional and country levels within the broader development, humanitarian and human rights agendas, thus accelerating progress to meet or exceed the WHA global target calling…, Strategic goals, The Global Breastfeeding Collective has four strategic goals: Foster leadership and alliances to galvanize support to breastfeeding Effectively integrate and communicate breastfeeding messages to reach strategic audiences Mobilize resources and promote accountability Build knowledge and evidence to enhance breastfeeding policies, programmes,…

The Global Breastfeeding Collective is a partnership of prominent international agencies calling on donors, policymakers, philanthropists and civil society to increase investment in breastfeeding worldwide. The Collective’s vision is of a world where all mothers have the financial, emotional, technical and public support they need to start…, Vision, A world where all mothers and families are empowered, enabled and supported to optimally breastfeed their children, and where early initiation, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond, together with appropriate, adequate and safe complementary foods, become the social norm…, Mission, To galvanize political, financial and social support to scale up breastfeeding programmes and to encourage adoption of supportive legal instruments and policies at the global, regional and country levels within the broader development, humanitarian and human rights agendas, thus accelerating progress to meet or exceed the WHA global target calling…, Strategic goals, The Global Breastfeeding Collective has four strategic goals: Foster leadership and alliances to galvanize support to breastfeeding Effectively integrate and communicate breastfeeding messages to reach strategic audiences Mobilize resources and promote accountability Build knowledge and evidence to enhance breastfeeding policies, programmes,…

Global Breastfeeding Collective, The Global Breastfeeding Collective is a partnership of prominent international agencies calling on donors, policy makers and civil society to increase investment in breastfeeding worldwide. About the Collective, Breastfeeding and COVID-19, Breastfeeding safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, Breastfeeding during COVID-19, Mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be advised to breastfeed with necessary hygiene precautions during feeding. The benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the potential risk of transmitting the coronavirus. , Breastfeeding: A smart investment, Breastfeeding: A smart investment, Breastfeeding is a vital part of providing every child with the healthiest start in life. It is a baby’s first vaccine and best source of nutrition, and can bolster brain development. Breastfeeding also nurtures national economies. Increased rates of breastfeeding can improve a country’s prosperity by lowering healthcare costs and producing…, A global breastfeeding call to action, The Global Breastfeeding Collective calls for increased financing and better implementation of policies, programmes and interventions to provide mothers the support they need to breastfeed. Governments can take seven actions to drive progress on breastfeeding and raise the global rate of exclusive breastfeeding to at least 50 per cent by 2025. 1.…, Featured resources, Breastfeeding advocacy briefs