BPNI-World Breastfeeding Week

As you may be aware that Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and the advocates and activists working on this issue, believe that breastfeeding is the right of all children and mothers. These organizations devote themselves to protect, promote and support that right. WABA sets the theme in motion and BPNI coordinates the action in India and South Asia through its country-wide network of BPNI branches at State and District units, as also its co-working organizations in other countries.

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated every year from 1st to 7th August to renew our commitment to the promotion of breastfeeding. We have been celebrating WBW since 1992. The theme for WBW 2002 is Breastfeeding: Healthy Mothers & Healthy Babies

The theme focuses attention on health and nutrition needs of women before and during pregnancy, healthy birth outcomes and links it to successful breastfeeding, some times also called “fourth stage of labour”. Less stressful birthing experience naturally leads to the birth of an active and alert baby. This is crucial to succeed in early start of breastfeeding and ensure healthy development of babies for the future of our societies and economic development.

You have a significant role to play in the promotion of breastfeeding with the required resources and manpower to reach out to the masses. Your motives are public your support to our movement will really strengthen the cause of breastfeeding promotion.

We request you to participate in the WBW activities, initiate action at grassroot level to generate discussion on safe birth and successful breastfeeding. Enclosed please find a copy of the material on WBW. You can visit also www.bpni.org for more information.

Please feel free to contact me if you need any assistance.

Yours sincerely,