Health advocates from across Europe have decried new rules on baby formulas and foods that are being forced through by the European Commission with no time for proper consultation and expert reflection. The EU Commission claims that its proposals are…
Working together for breastfeeding success – joint online conference
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) and iLactation’s “Working together for breastfeeding success” joint online conference consists of selection of presentations from the ABM 19th annual meeting, recorded in Cleveland Ohio in November 2014 and selected presentations from What Every…
2 Updates from Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
ABM is doing its first Joint Online Breastfeeding Conference with iLactation featuring sessions from the 19th Annual Meeting and special presentations from WEPNK (What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding). ABM members receive a special discount – log in…
A Conference on ‘Expansion of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to Neonatal Wards (Neo-BFHI)’ is taking place 19-20 May 2015 in Uppsala, Sweden
he conference and workshops are organized by the Nordic and Quebec Neo-BFHI Working Group to support, promote and protect breastfeeding of preterm, low birth weight and sick infants requiring neonatal intensive/special care around the world. The Conference Purpose? To prepare…
Formula feeding is the formula for disaster for the environment, say experts!
Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)/IBFAN ASIA announce their latest publication “Formula for Disaster: weighing the impact of formula feeding Vs breastfeeding on environment” which is out now. The path breaking publication aims to raise awareness of the positive impact…
Getting to Zero: Maximising Infant HIV-free Survival through Breastfeeding
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) celebrates World AIDS Day on 1 December each year with colleagues and friends to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic and emphasise the critical need for a committed, meaningful and sustained response.…
WABA celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Anwar Fazal, Chairperson Emeritus of WABA, stresses that “Breastfeeding is not just good health and good nutrition. It is good economics and good ecological practice. It is about food security and it is about human rights.” In conjunction with the…
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) supports Consumers International’s call for a Global Convention to Protect and Promote Healthy Diets.
WABA supports recommendations made by Consumers International for a Global Convention, particularly its call to (a) increase awareness and education on nutrition, (b) strengthen control and restriction of advertising and promotion of unhealthy food and beverage products, and (c) ethical…
WABA Statement to the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)
The 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) will take place 19-21 November 2014, in Rome, Italy. The conference will convene high-level government officials and stakeholders with the overall goal of improving diets and raising nutrition levels through policies that more…
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) /La Leche League International (LLLI) Global Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Programme
A new collaborative project between WABA and LLLI is being established. A WABA/LLLI Global Breastfeeding Peer Counselling Training Programme specifically geared to train Peer Counsellor Program Administrators is in the works. The WABA/LLLI PCP trainings would target NGOs, organisations and…