WABA participated by having a booth to outreach to the public on the importance of breastfeeding and having safe spaces for women to be able to carry out the normal act of nourishing her baby. WABA organised a coloring event…
“As a young doctor working with refugees in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq, I attended births and delivered babies. Access to many of the basic tools, equipment and medicines needed to ensure that newborns are delivered safely and survive their…
WABA was honoured by the visit of Dr. Shin Young-Soo, WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific on 4th November 2015 at its Secretariat in Penang.
Speech by Dato’ (Dr.) Anwar Fazal, Chairperson Emeritus of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) at the launch of the film, “Tigers” in conjunction with the 11th One Asia Breastfeeding Conference held in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Monday, 2nd November 2015..
Check out the special supplement in Acta Paediatrica that includes a series of systematic reviews on the impact of breastfeeding on maternal and child health and interventions to improve breastfeeding practices. It is a free access publication and would be…
Shauna Olney, Chief of the ILO’s Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch, explains why achieving gender equality is crucial for the world of work. When women are better off, the world becomes a better place for all. Reflecting this reality, 193…
Focusing on women and the complexities of infant feeding decisions The “11th Annual Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference: will be held from March 20-22, 2016 at “The Sheraton Hotel, Chapel Hill, NC USA The theme for the conference is “Advancing…
WATCH 2015 is LAUNCHED! On the occasion of World Food Day the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action joins the Right to Food and Nutrition consortium to resist the ‘corporate capture’ of nutrition. The Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, a…
August 2015 saw the release of the study “Breastfeeding as an Exposure Pathway for Perfluorinated Alkylates” 1 and reports on the finding such as “Breastfeeding exposes babies to water- and stain-proofing chemicals” . These gave rise to sensationalist articles with…
In Saudi Arabia, according to a new labour law which will come into force from 2016, the working mothers will be granted paid Maternity leave up to 10 weeks. This will also include 3 days of paid paternity leave for fathers. It…