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 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

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
 World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi

 
 
gBICS

The International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) is the 1998 Right LivelihoodAward Recipient. It consists of more than 200 public interest groups working around the world to save lives of infants and young children by working together to bring lasting changes in infant feeding practices at all levels. IBFAN aims to promote the health and well being of infants and young children and their mothers through protection, promotion and support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices.IBFAN works for the universal and full implementation of 'International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes'and subsequent relevant World HealthAssembly (WHA) resolutions.

IBFAN Asia consists of 25 countries with 3 sub regions, South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia; each sub region being coordinated by the sub regional representative and overall coordination is done regional coordinating office in Delhi.

IBFAN Asia 2008-2012 plan includes two major projects: World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)
{http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org} and
World Breastfeeding Movement
(WBM) {www.onemillioncampaign.org}.
 
 
 

 

 
 
       
 

 

 
Exclusively Breastfed Babies of the year 2006