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This year's World Breastfeeding Week has a theme that focuses on the crucial role that both mothers and fathers play supporting the act worldwide.

“ Breastmilk works like a baby’s first vaccine, protecting infants from potentially deadly diseases and giving them all the nourishment they need to survive and thrive,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO.Each year,...

Download logoWorld Breastfeeding Week is commemorated worldwide in the first week of August to emphasize the importance of regular breastfeeding for

Infants are introduced to solid foods around six months, however, milk still remains the main source of nutrition for babies up until the age of one. This phase

World Breastfeeding Week is annually celebrated from August 1 to 7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world

The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for infants until six months of age. Although women in the formal sector get maternity leave, for the vast section of women in the informal sector, this is not possible.

  In the year 1990, World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) created a memorandum to support and promote breastfeeding. In 1991, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed to act on the Innocenti Declaration of 1990 to support, promote and protect breastfeeding. In the year 1992, the first World Breastfeeding Week was celebrated.     The theme for this year for world breastfeeding week is “Protect Breastfeeding...