In 2019, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and Alive & Thrive launched a regional campaign to increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding across West Africa - the Stronger With Breastmilk Only initiative.

Alive & Thrive's implementation research spans its program areas, seeking to answer "how" to implement effective interventions and policies. Active studies are detailed in the attached documents.

Breastfeeding is one of the best buys in global health to improve social, health, and economic development outcomes. Globally, improving breastfeeding practices could save more than 820,000 lives annually—87 percent of them infants under six months of age.

This child nutrition card from Ethiopia that encourages families to take action and use a checklist to monitor their personal progress in adopting the 7 excellent feeding actions.

This handout encourages families to take action and use a checklist to monitor their personal progress in adopting the 7 excellent feeding actions.