A map of Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding facilities in Viet Nam (updated in September 2023).

Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding
To be a center of excellence, a facility must…

Undernourished pregnant women give birth to small, low birth weight babies who are often born before time and are at high risk of illness and death.

Religious leaders play an important role in reducing undernutrition by emphasizing and spreading awareness about the importance of maternal nutrition and health care in the community, and among the male members in particular.

Panchayat representatives and Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) members play an important role in reducing undernutrition by emphasizing and spreading awareness about the importance of maternal nutrition and health care in the community, and among the male members in parti

The brief highlights key factors to scale up IYCF with impact based on a review of lessons learned from the A&T initiative and other successful global nutrition programs.