World Breastfeeding Week
World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated every year from 1 to 7 of August, is a global campaign coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) to raise awareness and galvanize action on themes related to breastfeeding. PAHO joins the global community to support the efforts to strengthen measures to protect, promote, and support the right to breastfeeding across the Region of the Americas.
Find below a series of articles and documents disseminated on regards of this campaign along the years.
Documents and Articles
World Breastfeeding Week 2015, 1-7 August: PAHO/WHO recommends measures including paid maternity leave, flexible and reduced work hours, and accommodations to make breastfeeding easy at work
Washington, D.C., 31 July 2015 (PAHO/WHO) - Employers who support breastfeeding by their female employees are not only taking the ethical high road,…
On Tuesday, 5 August 2014, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., experts will offer consultations to pregnant women, mothers, fathers, and family members at the PAHO/WHO Headquarters, conveniently located near the Foggy Bottom Metro stop. Tips will be provided on how to carry babies in a safe manner. This is a free event.
Washington, D.C., 4 August 2014…
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The 10th anniversary of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding provides an opportunity to assess the progress towards implementation by WHO Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also provides an opportunity to examine countries’ breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. This policy brief, which analyzes…
PAHO recommends 10 steps health facilities can take to create supportive environments
Washington, D.C., July 30, 2010 (PAHO) — In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2010, Aug. 1—7, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on hospitals and health facilities throughout the Americas to ensure that mothers and babies in their care…