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UNICEF UK report on the costs of not breastfeeding

19 October, 2012 - 21:14 — Patti

‘Preventing disease and saving resources: the potential contribution of increasing breastfeeding rates in the UK’

Reuters Report: Food, beverage industry pays for seat at health-policy table - Reuters Report

19 October, 2012 - 17:12 — Patti

Food, beverage industry pays for seat at health-policy table

Click here for  the Reuters report  on WHO that has generated a flurry of responses - page down

Fringe meetings at the Conservative Party Conference

7 October, 2012 - 19:26 — Patti

Fringe meetings at the Labour Party Conference

1 October, 2012 - 08:07 — Patti

Fringe meetings at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester 1st - 3rd October

Responses to WHO Consultation on ACTION PLAN 2012-2020

26 September, 2012 - 08:13 — Patti

Responses to WHO consultation: Updated Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases - 2013-2020


IBFAN's response is here:

The World Cancer Research Fund response is here: 


WHY IBFAN HAS NOT SIGNED ON CIVIL SOCIETY PLEDGE OF ‘A RENEWED PROMISE’ INITIATIVE

26 September, 2012 - 08:04 — Patti

WHY IBFAN HAS NOT SIGNED ON CIVIL SOCIETY PLEDGE OF ‘A RENEWED PROMISE’ INITIATIVE

Tackling hunger - don't partner food giants, or forget breastfeeding and the underlying causes

10 August, 2012 - 08:53 — Patti

Sunday 12th August 2012 - World Leader Summit on hunger - hosted by David Cameron 

  

Prof Zef Ebrahim Memorial Lecture

1 August, 2012 - 13:54 — Patti

 

   'Challenges for Mother and Child Health:  perspectives from Southern Africa'  , 

All are welcome to the Prof Zef Ebrahim Memorial Lecture  on Wednesday 3rd October 2012 at 12 noon in the Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London.  The talk will be given in Zef's honour by one of his  ex-students, Dr Felicitas Zawairi, now WHO Representative in Malawi.  

Zef work has been of critical importance  to IBFAN and Baby Milk Action since the 70s and we miss him terribly. (More to follow)

For Zef's Obituary in the Guardian see: 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/24/zef-ebrahim-obituary

 

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