This summer, ARCH partnered with the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network to host a webinar series on the global policies which protect families against inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children. Full video recordings of these webinar presentations are now available for anyone interested in learning about the regulatory and policy environment around…
From August 1-7, we are joining advocates around the world in celebrating breastfeeding as a vital part of sustainable development.
How countries can support breastfeeding by adopting new global guidance Laws that protect against the inappropriate marketing of food products that compete with breastfeeding help mothers and caregivers make the best possible feeding choices for their children. The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant resolutions were established to accomplish this by…
Translating research into policies for protecting child health is central to the work ARCH conducts around the world. In Senegal, where malnutrition remains a critical challenge, our research found high consumption of commercially produced snack food products among children 6-23 months of age. Many of these snack food products are energy-dense, nutrient-poor, and high in…
Les activités du projet ARCH cherchent à traduire les résultats de recherche en politiques de protection de la santé infantile. Au Sénégal, où la malnutrition reste un défi majeur, nos recherches ont révélé une consommation élevée de collations (snacks) commercialisées chez les enfants âgés de 6-23 mois. La plupart de ces collations sont énergétiques, peu…
A new advocacy brief created by the ARCH Senegal team reviews findings from research conducted in Dakar Department among mothers of children under two years of age, and provides policy recommendations to ensure that children receive the healthiest start in life. The brief will be shared with local and national stakeholders in Senegal including the…
L’équipe ARCH-Sénégal a développé une brochure (version en anglais ici) reprenant les résultats clés de l’étude menée, dans le département de Dakar, auprès des mères d’enfants âgés de moins de 2 ans. Cette brochure fournit des recommandations sur les implications politiques de ces résultats de recherche en vue d’assurer aux enfants un meilleur départ dans la vie.…
The ARCH project recently marked an important research milestone in Nepal. The project completed data collection for a critical study on young children’s consumption of snack foods (such as biscuits and candy) and sugar-sweetened beverages (like malt/chocolate-based drinks and juice drinks). The study aims to understand the role of unhealthy snacks and sugary drinks in children’s diets, and to assess associations with child growth and micronutrient status in the first two years of life – a time when adequate nutrition is crucial.
រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបានប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តយូរអង្វែង ដើម្បីគាំទ្រដល់ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយ។ ពីឆ្នាំ២០០០ រហូតដល់ឆ្នាំ២០១០ ដោយមានកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយ បាននាំឱ្យមានការកើនឡើងយ៉ាងខ្លាំង នូវអត្រានៃការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយតែមួយមុខគត់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រាំមួយខែដំបូងនៃជីវិត កើនទ្បើងពី ១១% ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០០០ ទៅ ៧៤% នៅឆ្នាំ ២០១០។ ទោះបីយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ អត្រានៃការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយមានការថយចុះ ខណះការបំបៅកូនដោយដបបំបៅ និងការប្រើប្រាស់ផលិតផលជំនួសទឹកដោះម្តាយ មានការកើនទ្បើង។ ការបំបៅកូនដោយដបបំបៅសម្រាប់កុមារអាយុក្រោម ៦ខែ មានការកើនឡើងទ្វេដង នៅចន្លោះឆ្នាំ ២០០០ និងឆ្នាំ ២០០៥ (អត្រាកើនទ្បើងពី ៣.៤ % ទៅ ៧.០%) ហើយក៏ មានការកើនទ្បើងទ្វេដងផងដែរពីឆ្នាំ ២០០៥ ដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០១០ (អត្រាកើនទ្បើងពី ៧% ទៅ ១៤.៣%1) ។ លទ្ធផលពីការអង្កេតប្រជាសាស្ត្រ និងសុខភាពកម្ពុជាឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ បានបង្ហាញថា ចន្លោះឆ្នាំ ២០១០ និងឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ ការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះម្តាយតែមួយមុខគត់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រាំមួយខែដំបូងនៃជីវិត បានធ្លាក់ចុះ ពី ៧៤%…
The Royal Government of Cambodia has had a longstanding commitment to supporting breastfeeding. Its efforts to promote breastfeeding led to a massive increase in breastfeeding rates from 2000-2010, with the exclusive breastfeeding rate rising from 11% in 2000 to 74% in 2010. Since then, however, progress has stalled and bottle feeding and the use of breastmilk substitutes have risen.
