Women and children benefit from good nutrition.
Alive and Thrive (A&T) is an initiative to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through optimal maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices. Through application of its evidence-based framework and utilization of its robust network of partners, A&T builds momentum, breaks down barriers, and supports a better future for women and children.
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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. -
The Stronger with Breastmilk Only regional initiative, a collaboration of UNICEF, WHO and Alive & Thrive, is pleased to invite stakeholders to a 90-minute webinar on August 22 at 12:00 GMT to discuss how to accelerate the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in West and Central Africa. -
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. 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. -
A new app designed to strengthen supportive supervision of frontline workers and improve nutrition service quality has been launched as a pilot in Gujarat State in India, the result of a partnership between the state government and Alive & Thrive. -
Alive & Thrive will formally launch a new program of activities in Nigeria in June thanks to support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Accelerating the scale of Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) in Nigeria” will implement interventions to improve MIYCN in six northern states and Lagos State.
Use this tool - now updated with latest data - to explore the impacts of not breastfeeding in 160 countries.
The Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding initiative supports hospitals to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care in Southeast Asia.
A free, online course for frontline health workers, health extension workers, and health care professionals on infant and young child nutrition (IYCF). Now on Agora!
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