INTERNATIONAL BABY FOOD ACTION NETWORK (IBFAN), ASIA


1998 RECIPIENT OF THE
RIGHT LIVELIHOOD AWARD
IBFAN was one of the four recipients of the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". IBFAN was honoured "for its committed and effective campaigning over nearly 20 years for the right of mothers to choose to breastfeed their babies free from the commercial pressure and misinformation with which companies promote breastmilk substitutes"

Find out "The State of the World's Breastfeeding" http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/

         
           
   
             

About the orgination
Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding :World Health Assembly (WHA) and UNICEF adopted the Global Strategy,which sets five additional targets: national policy on infant and young child feeding, community outreach, information support, infant feeding in difficult circumstances and monitoring and evaluation.
A simple guide to the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child feeding
 
 
           
     
10 Areas of Action
Infant Young Child Feeding Programmes
National Policy, Programme and Coordination
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Implementation of the International Code
Maternity Protection
Health and Nutrition Care
Community Outreach
Information Support
Infant Feeding & HIV
Infant Feeding during Emergencies
Monitoring and Evaluation
 

One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum

One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-6
Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 - 21 November 2009

Theme:
Breastfeeding In Emergencies: Challenges & Solutions
more..

 
 
call upon GAIN to leave india


People call Upon GAIN to leave India and Government of India to regulate PPPs

download media brief
Link http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-11952
 
What's New

Enough is Enough !
End Baby Food Promos Now !!

IBFAN Asia Newsletter, Issue 11&12, December 2009
IBFAN Asia Newsletter, Issue 11&12, December 2009

  


  • Colombo Declaration on Infant and Young Child Feeding click here
  • The '3 in 1' Training Programme
    Capacity building initiative for building health workers' skills in infant and young child feeding     counseling (Based on WHO and UNICEF's 3 courses on breastfeeding , complementary feeding and HIV infant feeding counseling.) click here

World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) process has been completed in 32 Countries.
Afghanistan Ecuador Pakistan
Argentina Gambia Peru
Bangladesh Ghana Philippines
Bhutan India Republic of Korea
Brazil Indonesia Sri Lanka 
Bolivia Malawi Taiwan
Cape Verde Maldives Uganda
China   Mexico Uruguay 
Colombia Mongolia Vietnam
Costa Rica Mozambique Zambia
Dominican Republic Nepal
For assessment findings detailed reports and report card click here
 



Launch of the global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival: IBFAN marks its 30th anniversary Celebrating our 30th Anniversary!!

The gBICS is a worldwide civil society-driven initiative aiming to accelerate progress in attaining the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, especially Goal 4, reduction of child mortality, by scaling up early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding.more>>
 

Global Conference on Meeting Nutritional Challenges with Sustainability and Equity, Dates: 2-3 August, 2009
 PEOPLE'S CHARTER FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY more>>


 
 
 

"7th Asia-Pacific United Nations Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Task Force Meeting" held in Chennai, India in September 2009. IBFAN Asia participated in the meeting Download Report
 
The undernutrition epidemic: an urgent health priority
The breastmilk brand: promotion of child survival in the face of formula-milk marketing -- by Anna Coutsoudis, Hoosen M Coovadia, Judith King
Summary of Report: The perceived efficiency of development activities related to improving infant and young child nutrition in low-income countries.--by Sophie Peloquin, BSc. Nutrition

 
Manipulation by Assistance: Undermining Breastfeeding-- by Dr.Arun Gupta
 
 
Join One Million Campaign
ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN Press release 23 May 2009:Voices of 45000 People Reach World Health Assembly with a Call to Save Newborn Lives more>>
 
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Exclusively Breastfed Babies of the year 2006 Disclaimer: IBFAN Asia is not liable for national and international boundaries. Our aim is mapping of status of infant and young child feeding in the countries. Source:Compare Infobase Ltd,New Delhi.