WABA / LLLI Joint Statement in celebration of World Health Day 7 April 2016 The 2016 World Health Day (WHD) theme is “Beat Diabetes.” According to the World Health Organisation (WHO)1: In 2014, nine percent of adults…
“The understanding that ‘people who are poor should be recognised as key actors in their own development, rather than as passive beneficiaries of transfers of services and commodities” Those words represent Urban’s credo in his 25 years of groundbreaking work for UNICEF.
WABA statement on International Women’s Day 8 March 2016 We know now that without gender equality and a full role for women in society, in the economy, in governance, we will not be able to achieve the world we hoped…
The World Breastfeeding Week 2016 theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our wellbeing from the start of life, how to respect each other and care for the world…
Turning silver into gold WABA 25th Silver Anniversary 1991-2016 Many great things emerge from ideas born in basements. Once upon a time, 25 years ago, in the basement of the UNICEF building in New York the World Alliance for Breastfeeding…
The Lancet Breastfeeding Series is the first of its kind to evaluate global breastfeeding levels, trends and inequalities, in addition to the short- and long-term consequences for both mother and child, regardless of where they live or their income. This interactive launch event…
Dear World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2015 Celebrants and Supporters, Season’s Greetings from the WABA Secretariat! As we approach the end of 2015, WABA would like to sincerely thank all WBW celebrants from across the world who celebrated World Breastfeeding Week…
WABA World AIDS Day Statement 27 November 2015 Breastfeeding: Getting Close to Zero for an AIDS-free generation Thirty years since the first report appeared documenting transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through breastfeeding[1], breastfeeding by HIV-Positive mothers has never been…
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…