About a year ago, Bharat Bhai, 47, decided to run for election in Baran Village, a small village of about 1,200 residents in the Bharuch District of Gujarat State, situated on the west coast of India.
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May 18 2021
On the eve of World Day of Human Milk Donation, Viet Nam reached an important milestone: four years after the country’s first human milk bank (HMB) was established, Viet Nam adopted national guidelines for HMB and the HMB service network.
May 18 2021
More than 100 inspectors from 20 of Cambodia’s 25 provinces received training on monitoring violations of the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute (BMS) by the Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF) agency of Cambodia with technical assistance from Helen Keller International (HKI) and Alive & Thrive.
May 18 2021
The Ministry of Health in Laos has adopted new implementation guidelines for the country’s National Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes with support from Alive & Thrive and UNICEF.
May 17 2021
On 21 May 2021, the World celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the adoption of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (otherwise known as the Code) by the 34th World Health Assembly on 21 May 1981.
Apr 15 2021
The Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding initiative, supported by Alive & Thrive, continues to expand vigorously across Viet Nam, ensuring thousands of newborns and mothers have access to quality newborn care and breastf
Mar 07 2021
Manufacturers of breastmilk substitutes (BMS) are capitalizing on COVID-19 fears by using health claims and misinformation about breastfeeding to deceive millions of breastfeeding mothers into using breastmilk substitutes, a new review of their promotional materials and activities in major world
Feb 11 2021
Social distancing measures implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 had widespread impacts on virtually all aspects of life – the delivery of health services was not excepted. Alive & Thrive supported research in India and Bangladesh to evaluate the impacts of measures implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Feb 11 2021
Experiences in nine medical colleges in India have shed light on how the institutions can play a critical role in strengthening maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN).
Feb 11 2021
Laos has integrated the Center of Excellence for Breastfeeding (COE) criteria into the country’s national hospital accreditation quality standards and the
