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Speech of Hon'ble Prime Minister on Independence day
"....The problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame. We have tried to address it by making the mid-day meal universal and massively expanding the anganwadi system. However, success requires sustained effort at the grassroots. Infants need to be breast-fed, have access to safe drinking water and health care....". See full text in English | Hindi

South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-4
New Delhi,India,December 10-12, 2007

Theme: Save Babies: Support Women to Breastfeed

SABPF-4
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ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN : Support Women to Breastfeed


ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN Press release 23 May 2009
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Voices of 45000 People Reach World Health Assembly with a Call to Save Newborn Lives. more>>

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ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN :Support Women to Breastfeed
The campaign initiated by the International Baby Food Action Network - Asia (IBFAN - Asia) is a campaign that brings together people from all over the world to take action ranging from signing petitions demanding support to women to breastfeed, to individual actions such as pledging to support at least one woman for breastfeeding.
Join the One Million Campaign, visit:
www.onemillioncampaign.org

 

Release of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) India Report 2008 by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Hon Union Minister for Panchyati Raj on 9th December 2008

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India Report Card 2008

Press Release: December 9, 2008 download

Aiyar stresses on timely action to check malnourishment
10 Dec 2008, Times of India

India Ranks Low in Breastfeeding Index
10 Dec 2008, HT

India failing to secure good health for infants
10 Dec 2008, ITGO, India Today Group

India failing to secure good health for infants: report
10 Dec 2008, Inside Kerala

India failing to secure infants health: report
10 Dec 2008, Big News

India failing to secure good health for infants: report
11Dec 2008, The Hindu

Bottle aces baby battle
- Fall in number of breastfed kids, health schemes fail
11Dec 2008, The Telegraph

National Panel on nutrition Formed more>>

Cabinet shoots down Renuka’s packaged food plan
DNA India, Mumbai, Friday, October 17, 2008
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Small win for Renuka on ready-to-eat meals for kids, 17 Oct 2008, 0331 hrs IST, TNN
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Renuka in Cabinet face-off
Indian Express, 17 Oct 2008, New Delhi
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List of Gold Medal winners
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Scientific Evidence to support Breastfeeding

 

 

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Facts & Statistics
IYCF Practices % Colour Grade
Early Initiation 24.5 D
Exclusive Breastfeeding 46.4 C
Complementary Feeding 56.7 D

Ref. NFHS-3: provides information on population, health and nutrition in India and each of its 29 states
   REPORT CARDS ON RANKING OF STATES OF INDIA
Initiation of Breastfeeding within 1 hour
Exclusive Breastfeeding (0-6 months)
Complementary Feeding (6-9 months)
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live Births
ORS Given to Childen with Diarrhoea
Report Card on Children 12-23 months fully immunized
Report Card on Children age 12-23 months given Vitamin A
to see the status of world visit:
http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org
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National Panel on nutrition Formed more>>

Cabinet shoots down Renuka’s packaged food plan
DNA India, Mumbai, Friday, October 17, 2008
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Small win for Renuka on ready-to-eat meals for kids, 17 Oct 2008, 0331 hrs IST, TNN
more>>

Renuka in Cabinet face-off
Indian Express, 17 Oct 2008, New Delhi
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RALLIES ACROSS INDIA ON AUGUST 1,2008

People call Upon GAIN to leave India and Government of India to regulate PPPs
 
GAIN
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Link http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-11952

 

 

Misleading marketing of baby foods deprive me of precious mothers' milk Please help me
Breastfeeding provides substances that are nutritionally perfect for human babies and protects them from illness. ... more

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