National
network of organizations and individuals dedicated to protection,
promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant
and young child feeding practices
Commentary.
Ready-to-use therapeutic food
RUTF stuff. Can the children be saved with
fortified peanut paste?
The IBFAN Statement on
the Promotion and Use of Commercial Fortified
Foods as Solutions for Child Malnutrition
is now available in 4 languages. Please
click on the link below to view the statement.
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The
Indian media has this week exposed a secret
deal between Nestle and universities to
target young girls of government run schools
in rural areas . When a request for information
on the deal under India's Right to Information
law was sought , it was blocked by Nestle.
International
Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala
University, Sweden and Breastfeeding
Promotion Network of India has
come together to work on a partner
driven cooperation project in
India. The purpose of this project
is to use evidence-based advocacy
(policy advice) to expand the
provision of full maternity
entitlements/benefits to all
women (in the selected States)
and to provide women with accurate,
unbiased information through
skilled counselling and support.
The more>>
Does Formula Feeding
contribute to childhood obesity?
National Coordinator, Breastfeeding
Promotion Netwrok of India
Dr JP Dadhich answers.
click here , Published
on Centre for Science and
Environment
Experts contest new vaccine
policy documentclick
here Down to Earth, Sonal Matharu
, Sep 15, 2011
Enhancing
Optimal Infant Feeding Practices
in India click
here Paper
by Dr.Arun Gupta, Dr.J.P.
Dadhich, Dr.Shoba Suri
Bi-regional
Meeting on Scaling-up Nutrition-
Scaling-up Nutrition IBFAN’S
perspectives and commitmentsclick
here
Presentation by Radha Holla
Preventing
Malnutrition in Children -
Workshop on “Nursing
Management of Newborn and
Young Children” The
Trained Nurses’ Association
of India August 8, 2011click
here Presentation
by Dr. JP Dadhich
The
Long- Term Effects of Breastfeeding
on Child and Adolescent Mental
Health : A Pregnancy Cohort
Study Followed for 14 Yearsclick
here
Breastfeeding
and Complementary Feeding
as a Public Health Intervention
for Child Survival in Indiaclick
here
An article by Arun Gupta,
J.P. Dadhich and M.M.A. Faridi
JOINT
STATEMENT CALLING FOR FOOD
RIGHTS OF INFANTS (First Year
of Life)download
Enhancing
the value of maternity benefit
scheme: Making Breastfeeding
Counselling a specific “service”…
coordinated and budgeted.presentation
Enhancing the value of maternity
benefit scheme: Making breastfeeding
counseling a specific “service”,
which is budgeted and coordinated
in the plan.paper
Presentation made at the Civil
Society Window, Planning Commission,
and Government of India. 16
April 2010. By: Dr. Arun Gupta
MD FIAP, Pediatrician
The traditional birth attendants
- Can we do without Them?
An article by Dr.J.P. Dadhich
click
here
Norwegian Ambassador
Ms Ann Ollestad Launches
the Global Report on
Infant Feeding - 42
million out of 78 million
born in 33 countries
are at risk of disease
and death
Speech of Norwegian Ambassador
to India Ann Ollestad
NewX
- Coverage : Only 30%
infants get mother's milk
Launches
the Global Report on Infant
Feeding 22
Dec. 2010
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