Field note
Aug 15 2018
Alive & Thrive launches new investment in Ethiopia
In partnership with the Government of Ethiopia, Alive & Thrive (A&T) has helped improve breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices for children under 2, strengthened the counseling skills of health sector frontline workers (FLWs), and engaged FLWs from different sectors to reach mo
Job aid
Aug 24 2017
Timed and age-appropriate IYCF messaging for frontline workers
This job aid is intended for use by the Women’s Development Army Team Leaders and Health Extension Workers to promote Timed and Age-Appropriate IYCF Messaging (TAAM) with mothers and care givers of children under two as part of the Health Extension Program.
Field note
Aug 21 2017
With her own newborn twins in the neonatal intensive care unit, this first-time mother is helping other newborns thrive
Field note
May 01 2017
From Breast to Benefit: The Journey of Donor Human Milk
In February 2017, the first human milk bank in Viet Nam was opened at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children.
Field note
Feb 20 2017
Bridging the generation gap on attitudes about infant feeding
Grandmothers play an important role as caregivers and as advisers to young mothers on infant feeding. Some have called them “guardians of tradition.” This tradition can at times conflict with new ideas, but need not be a barrier.
Field note
Aug 01 2016
Breastfeeding against the odds in Viet Nam
As tour agent Le Huong Giang, 28, bounces her healthy 10-month old son in her lap, she recalls worries, difficulties, and proud accomplishments of the past year and a half.