Seeking to support efforts in West and Central Africa to accelerate implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, Alive & Thrive’s East Asia Pacific regional office shared lessons learned from the Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding (COE) approach during a webinar in August.

Alive & Thrive will undertake a comprehensive effort to institutionalize its extensive knowledge and lessons learned on maternal, infant, young child and adolescent nutrition (MIYCAN) thanks to a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new funding complements the initiative’s continuing work at the country level in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Madagascar, Nigeria, and the East Asia Pacific region.

The updated Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool, a collaboration of Nutrition International and Alive & Thrive, highlights the need for protection, promotion, and support for breastfeeding around the world.

As people across the globe celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, Nutrition International and Alive & Thrive are pleased to announce a comprehensive update to the Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool, with data for virtually every country around the world, a new easy-to-use dashboard and a feature that explores what would happen if a country’s breastfeeding rates increased.

For World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we've asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. Dr. Satish Tiwari is a pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at Dr P D M Medical College Amravati. He is also Chairperson of the Infant and Young Child Feeding Chapter - Indian Academy of Pediatricians and Founder Secretary IYCF Chapter IAP. This is how Dr. Tiwari supports breastfeeding.

For World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we've asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. Valerie Flax of RTI International is a Senior Research Public Health Analyst. This is how Dr. Flax supports breastfeeding.

For World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we've asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. Moussa Ouare is a midwife and president of Espace Maman Allaité, an association of mothers, fathers and health service providers. This is how Mr. Ouare supports breastfeeding.

For World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we've asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. Hadjia TCHAPO Dapou Epse KONDOR is a nutritionist in the Division of Nutrition of Togo's Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene and Universal Access to Care. Here's how Hadjia supports breastfeeding.

For World Breastfeeding Week 2022, we've asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. Ngoc Nguyen, is a software engineer in Viet Nam, and founder of Momby, an app that provides expecting and new parents with essential, affordable, and timely information to keep themselves and their babies safe. Here's how Ngoc supports breastfeeding.

Around the world, people are working every day to support and promote breastfeeding. We asked a variety of people how they support and promote breastfeeding. We're sharing one story for each day of World Breastfeeding Week - to inspire, to motivate, and, above all, to celebrate our collective vision of a world where women and children benefit from good nutrition.