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"

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About the orgination
Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeing :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.
 
   
 
     
 
I Y C F 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
 


WBTi

40 Counties have so far completed their WBT i assessment

Afghanistan Indonesia
Argentina Malawi
Bangladesh Maldives
Bhutan Mexico
Brazil Mongolia
Bolivia Mozambique
Cape Verde Nepal
Cameroon Nicaragua
China Pakistan
Colombia Peru
Costa Rica Philippines
Dominican Republic Republic of Korea
Ecuador Sri Lanka
Eqypt Swaziland
Gambia Taiwan
Ghana Thailand
Guatemala Uganda
India Uruguay
Kuwait Vietnam
Lebanon Zambia

For assessment findings detailed reports and report card
 World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi

 
 
South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum


South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-5
Thimphu Bhutan, from October 13-15,08

Theme:
Protecting Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: To Assess, analyze and Act
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Report
Thimphu Declaration on Infant and Young Child Feeding ,15 October 2008
 
 
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Presentations  

Plenary 1 :
Sharing scale up models for supporting women to implement optimal IYCF

  • District model of integrating IYCF Counseling in government’s program – Experience in District Lalitpur, U.P.-- Dr. JP Dadhich
  • Experience from Sri Lanka in achieving high rates of exclusive breastfeeding --Neela Gunasekara
 

Plenary 2 :
WBTi 2008:Sharing of status of implementing the Global Strategy for IYCF in the context of MDG 1 and MDG4

• Afganistan – Dr. Homayoun Ludin
• Bangladesh – Aklima Parveen
• Bhutan-Ugyen Zangmo
• India – Ajay Gaur
• Nepal - Prakash Shreshtha
• Pakistan- Zareef uddin Khan
• Sri Lanka – Seela Ebert
 

Plenary 3 :
Presentation of the country plan of action for the next three years

• Afganistan – Dr. Homayoun Ludin
• Bangladesh – Aklima Parveen
• Bhutan-Ugyen Zangmo
• India – Ajay Gaur
• Nepal - Prakash Shreshtha
• Pakistan- Zareef uddin Khan
• Sri Lanka – Seela Ebert

 
 
 
       
 

 

 
Exclusively Breastfed Babies of the year 2006