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С 1 по 7 августа объявлена неделя грудного вскармливания.
World Breastfeeding Week 2009

Its We the People Who Can Bring Change: Lets ACT NOW!!

World Breastfeeding Week starts on August 1, (1-7 August). The theme is Breastfeeding, A Vital Emergency Response: Are You Ready?


You can find out more download materials and find events at: http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org/


UNICEF and WHO have made statements in support of the week, which is coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action.


UNICEF's statement includes: "Around 9 million children under five die every year, largely from preventable causes... According to the Lancet, optimal breastfeeding in the first two years of life, especially exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, can have the single largest impact on child survival of all preventative interventions, with the potential to prevent 12 to 15% of all under age 5 deaths in the developing world... This year's World Breastfeeding Week provides an opportunity to sensitize policy-makers, donors, implementing partners and the general public to the benefits of breastfeeding, to its particular importance in emergency situations, and to the need to protect and support mothers to breastfeeding during emergencies."


You can find the full UNICEF and WHO statements via links at:

http://boycottnestle.blogspot.com/2009/07/wbw-2009.htm

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