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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Breastfeeding Sets the Base For the Rest of a Child's Life

We are celebrating breastfeeding this week! Babies who are breastfed have a 21% lower risk of death in their first year, compared with babies never breastfed.

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Breastfeeding can save 823,000 lives

Loria calls for all obstacles to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding to be removed so babies get optimum...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 10:35

Breastfeeding Sets the Base For the Rest of a Child's Life

We are celebrating breastfeeding this week! Babies who are breastfed have a 21% lower risk of death...

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

A working mother determined to breastfeed for the good health of her kids

A working mother determined to breastfeed for the good health of her kids

Before COVID-19, Nov Channy was a normal working mother who had to go to work every day...

Tuesday, August 17, 2021 - 06:05

Supporting Women to Exclusively Breastfeed in Sierra Leone

Community Health Workers like Millicent are being trained to support women to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the...

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 21:40

South Sudan mothers breastfeeding campaign spreads to 5,600 caregivers

“A hungry mother can breastfeed but since supply is not enough, the child still suffers of malnutrition,”...

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 13:30

Breastfeeding mothers in South Sudan find solutions to fight malnutrition amid hunger and the pandemic

“My youngest child used to cry due to insufficient milk from my breast”, shares Awien Lual, 35-year-old...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 09:50

Mother in South Sudan breastfeeds her child against a mosquito net backdrop

Nine smart pledges to boost breastfeeding

For World Breastfeeding Week Dan urges civil society organisations to call on governments to commit to protecting, promoting...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 08:49

Mother who learned about exclusive breastfeeding smiles and plays with her health baby in Bangladesh

Breaking harmful breastfeeding and childcare practices in rural Bangladesh 

Rina Begum, 32, a mother of three children, is now more confident about raising her children properly. Participating in the community programmes offered by World Vision’s Bangladesh...

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 15:40

Odette learned about child health and nutrition at our Go Baby Go project in Haiti.

How does World Vision protect and support breastfeeding?

Appropriate Breastfeeding is one of the core interventions in World Vision’s Health and Nutrition Sector Approach Strategy and is...

Monday, August 2, 2021 - 14:41

Someone giving breastfeeding advice to a South Sudanese mother

Time to invest in supporting those who support breastfeeding

Esther says it's hardly surprising that ordering food is easier than finding breastfeeding support online, when it costs...

Monday, August 2, 2021 - 12:18

Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week in Laos

World Vision staff and volunteers share an the important message that exclusive breastfeeding for babies for at...

Monday, August 2, 2021 - 10:16

World Vision Uganda AIM Health Plus Project Busia Breastfeeding Week 2021

Breastmilk, the perfect first food for newborns for at least six months

Evidence shows that breastfeeding provides the critical nutrients, antibodies, and fluids babies need to stay healthy and...

Monday, August 2, 2021 - 08:51

Family that learned the importance of exclusive breastfeeding sits with their happy and health baby in Tanzania

Exclusive breastfeeding is everyone’s responsibility

Many women and men in Msisi community and neighbouring villages did not have exclusive breastfeeding knowledge or knowledge...

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 14:05

Breastfeeding Lao PDR

When a mother breastfeeds, a child grows healthy

His eyes are blinking, progressively closing. His mouth is still enjoying the milk coming directly from his...

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 03:22

Hena holds her son Ibrahim at the Chunkuri Community Clinic.

Caring for mothers and babies in Bangladesh

At Chunkuri Community Clinic in Bangladesh, seven mothers, all holding children in their arms, chat quietly with...

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 07:00

Three-year-old Felismina in Mozambique with her great-aunt Elisa.

Proper feeding restores child well-being in Mozambique

Three-year-old Felismina is no different to other children in her village in Mozambique who enjoy playing in the...

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 15:34

mother breastfeeds her child

Stop companies using COVID-19 fear to push infant formula

On the 40th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, Melani says governments must...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 - 15:58

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Promoting safe breastfeeding for a healthier nation

In line with WHO guidelines, World Vision is working with the Ministry of Health; highly committed to...

Monday, August 3, 2020 - 13:21

On Breastfeeding Week, South Sudanese mother shares COVID-19 turned her dream into a nightmare

Thirty-three-year old Viola Luka’s 8-months old daughter Dina was on a monthly visit to one of the nutrition...

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 15:32

Indonesian mother holding two month old baby

Women cannot breastfeed alone.

Only two in every five children worldwide are breastfed during their first six months. When evidence shows...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 16:07

Hundreds of mothers and caregivers join World Vision for this year’s Breastfeeding Week campaign

“Breastfeeding is not just a woman’s duty. It is everyone’s responsibility”, says 22-year old Rania, a mother...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 08:00

Baby Friendly Initiatives Improve Child Nutrition in Tana River County

Mothers in Tana River County can now boast of having healthy babies.This is due to the training they...

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 08:57

Women in South Sudan rise against traditional practices that endanger children’s lives

Fleeing from the fighting in Khorfulus County in eastern Nile on 2013, the South Sudanese women in...

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 17:52

Breastfeeding Week 2018: Challenging cultural norms to foster exclusive breastfeeding

Story by Agness John - Communication Officer, ENRICH Project Exclusive breastfeeding has never been a way of...

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 14:07

Breastfeeding campaign ends with a celebration in Juba health center; 15,000 people reached in South Sudan

By Lisi Emmanuel Alex, Communications OfficerSouth Sudan’s State Ministry of Health (SMH) and program partners gathered in Rock...

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 14:42