Journal article

Nov 15 2019

The financing need for expanded maternity protection in Indonesia. (Siregar AYM., 2019. International Breastfeeding Journal)

To increase breastfeeding rates, this study explores the potential cost to optimizing paid maternity protection programs, as well as challenges to its implementation in Indonesia.

Journal article

Nov 15 2019

Contribution of the Alive & Thrive-UNICEF advocacy efforts to improve infant and young child feeding policies in Southeast Asia (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

Advocacy efforts are needed to help countries align with international frameworks when improving infant and young child feeding (IYCF) policies.

Journal article

Nov 15 2019

Translating the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes into national measures in nine countries (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)

This paper investigates how the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) was translated from an international policy framework to protect breastfeeding against inappropriate marketing practices into national level legislation, in the context of the advocacy efforts un

Brief

Sep 20 2019

BMS Advocacy Briefs

These briefs provide guidance to various stakeholders on the enforcement of the Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in Nigeria.

Brief

Aug 06 2019

Advocacy Brief: The global cost of not breastfeeding

The human costs of not breastfeeding are enormous: 600,000 children and 100,000 women die every year due to illnesses that could be prevented by breastfeeding. This advocacy brief presents the key findings of the Cost of not breastfeeding tool developed by researchers health economist Dr.
 
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