Dear friends and colleagues,
I am writing on behalf of Save the Children and the Australian National University to invite you to participate to a very important webinar.
Progressing Australia’s policies and plans for mothers and babies in disasters and pandemics: experiences from high- and middle-income countries
Women and girls are suffering even more egregious violations of their human rights during emergencies and the the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UN experts. Despite global health guidance emphasising that breastfeeding should be encouraged and supported, the human rights of women and children are being violated through proliferation of maternity care barriers to breastfeeding, including separation of newborns from mothers.
In times of crisis and emergency, including COVID-19, the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Operational Guidance (OG-IFE) is more important than ever, but it is hindered by lack of investment in breastfeeding policies and plans nationally and at the local level.
This webinar aims to galvanise efforts to improve breastfeeding policies and funding in national budgets, by applying gender budgeting and World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) tools. Our webinar on 20 April took a global perspective on gender and emergency management and breastfeeding emergency and pandemic preparedness and response planning, at the same time provided insights on the recent Australian experience.
Our forthcoming webinar on 4 May (please register here: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/16471/progressing-australias-policies-and-plans-mothers-and-babies-disasters-and?#tab ) will provide opportunities for experts to share lessons learned and experiences related to infant and young child feeding in emergencies and pandemic response in high and middle income countries . Experts from across the world will present how their countries are working towards better plans and policies to protect and support women and children in time of emergencies and in a pandemic situation (full program is attached).
If you want to be taken off this list please let us know. We hope you are keeping safe and well in these challenging times.
Many thanks and regards,
Alessandro Iellamo
Global Adviser
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
Save the Children
Dr Julie Smith
Honorary Associate Professor
Research School of Population Health
College of Health and Medicine
Australian National University
Dear friends and colleagues,
I am writing on behalf of Save the Children and the Australian National University to invite you to participate to a very important webinar. IBFAN and WBTI has been a partner in all these webinars
Progressing Australia’s policies and plans for mothers and babies in disasters and pandemics: experiences from high- and middle-income countries
Women and girls are suffering even more egregious violations of their human rights during emergencies and the the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UN experts. Despite global health guidance emphasising that breastfeeding should be encouraged and supported, the human rights of women and children are being violated through proliferation of maternity care barriers to breastfeeding, including separation of newborns from mothers.
In times of crisis and emergency, including COVID-19, the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Operational Guidance (OG-IFE) is more important than ever, but it is hindered by lack of investment in breastfeeding policies and plans nationally and at the local level.
This webinar aims to galvanise efforts to improve breastfeeding policies and funding in national budgets, by applying gender budgeting and World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) tools. Our webinar on 20 April took a global perspective on gender and emergency management and breastfeeding emergency and pandemic preparedness and response planning, at the same time provided insights on the recent Australian experience.
Our forthcoming webinar on 4 May (please register here: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/16471/progressing-australias-policies-and-plans-mothers-and-babies-disasters-and?#tab ) will provide opportunities for experts to share lessons learned and experiences related to infant and young child feeding in emergencies and pandemic response in high and middle income countries . Experts from across the world will present how their countries are working towards better plans and policies to protect and support women and children in time of emergencies and in a pandemic situation (full program is attached).
If you want to be taken off this list please let us know. We hope you are keeping safe and well in these challenging times.
Many thanks and regards,
Alessandro Iellamo
Global Adviser
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
Save the Children
Dr Julie Smith
Honorary Associate Professor
Research School of Population Health
College of Health and Medicine
Australian National University
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