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She spoke at an enquiry chaired by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy in 1978, and her research was used to support UNICEF's Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, which promotes breastfeeding in hospitals. Within the Philippines, she contributed to the passage of the 1986 Philippine National Milk Code and the 1992 Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act.
UNICEF Philippines is one of Philippine's offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund . Being one of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia [ citation needed ] , it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to education, healthcare, protection from abuse and exploitation.
The WHO, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), UNICEF, Save the Children, Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) and other international organizations perform monitoring of implementation of the Code across the world both independently and with governments. [11] [12] [13]
The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), also known as Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI), is a worldwide programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (), launched in 1992 in India [1] [2] following the adoption of the Innocenti Declaration on breastfeeding promotion in 1990. [3]
In addition to overseeing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, the WHO and UNICEF have promoted breastfeeding on an international level. In 1990, the Innocenti Declaration On the Protection, Promotion, and Support of Breastfeeding was published after a joint meeting of WHO and UNICEF policymakers.
It also supports these offices in their efforts to raise funds for UNICEF initiatives for children. Helping to develop and guide UNICEF programmes across the region in health and nutrition, child protection, HIV and AIDS, education, water and sanitation, early childhood development, social policy, and emergency preparedness is a central ...
The International Baby Food Action Network, IBFAN, consists of public interest groups working around the world to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality.. IBFAN aims to improve the health and well-being of babies and young children, their mothers and their families through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practi
Nutribun, also referred to as Nutri-bun or Nutriban, is a bread product used in elementary school feeding programs in the Philippines to combat child malnutrition, [1] initially as part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Food for Peace program from 1971 to 1997, [2] [3] and later as part of the child health programs of various Philippine cities.