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"

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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.
 
   
 
     
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
 

WBTi
The State of the World's Breastfeeding:South Asia Report

The State of the World's Breastfeeding
South Asia Report


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The State of the World's Breastfeeding
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Infant and Young Child Feeding : An ‘Optimal’ Approach -- Dr Arun Gupta

Feed babies when they are born: As Indian policy makers fumble, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka zoom     ahead  --Dr Arun Gupta

Original Article: Mother's iron status, breastmilk iron and lactoferrin -are they related? --European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication 1 March 2006

How Safe are Infant Formulas? --Dr.JP Dadhich, Department of Pediatrics, SL Jain Hospital, Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality-- by
Karen M. Edmond, MMSc, FRCPCHa,b, Charles Zandoh, MSca, Maria A. Quigley, MSc c, Seeba Amenga-Etego, MSca, Seth Owusu-Agyei, PhDa, Betty R. Kirkwood, MSc, FMedScib
Year 2005  


Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases HIV-free survival
Year 2004  

Why ensure exclusive breastfeeding for all babies?:
--Dr.Arun Gupta

Exclusive Breastfeeding : The Gold Standerd
SAVE,SOUND,SUSTAINABLE --Dr. Arun Gupta & Mrs. Jessy George

Infant and Young Child
Undernutrition: Where Lie the Solutions? --by Dr.Arun Gupta, Jon E Rohde

 

 
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