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Young children need a variety of healthy foods to grow and thrive. © 2014 Saurav Manandhar, Courtesy of Photoshare

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Post: U.N. expert says unhealthy snack foods and beverages are a human rights concern

Unhealthy snack foods and beverages as a human rights issue Recently, a United Nations expert warned that unhealthy snack foods and beverages are a human rights concern. In a new report, Hilal Elver, the U.N.’s special representative on the right to food, said that the rise of industrial food production combined with trade liberalization has…

Post: ARCH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

This week, we join countries and communities around the world in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7, 2016). The ARCH team collaborates with partners in empowering women to breastfeed and provide their children with the healthiest start in life—not only with a range of activities this week, but throughout the year. This year’s theme focuses…

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Post: Celebrating the Golden 1,000 Days during World Breastfeeding Week in Nepal

Nepal is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week with the theme “Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development.” The Ministry of Health has organized several activities that focus on the need to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. To support these initiatives, the Nepal ARCH team is co-organizing various events at 10 major hospitals, which cover 90% of births…

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Using ARCH research to advocate for improved policies and programs for infant and young child nutrition Activities Recommend research-informed actions using findings from completed studies on promotion of foods consumed by young children in Indonesia Assess compositional labeling practices of commercially produced complementary foods, growing-up milks, and ready-to-drink flavored milks sold in Indonesia Assess breastmilk…

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Advocating for strong national policies to align with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes Activities Continue to raise awareness of the high prevalence of promotions for breastmilk substitutes and commercially produced complementary foods in Senegal and the possible negative impact of this promotion. Assist with applying provisions of World Health Organization guidance in…

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Investigating unhealthy snack foods and beverage consumption and their association with dietary adequacy Activities Develop and test monitoring mechanisms to assist the Cambodian government in enforcing national policies which regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes Provide technical support for the development of tools and communications materials for government stakeholders to support optimal breastfeeding practices Conduct…

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Research to improve infant and young child feeding practices Activities ARCH Project activities in Tanzania were completed in 2015. Additional information can be found on our Resources page. Added to the body of evidence describing infant and young child feeding practices in Tanzania in peer reviewed publications Assessed the labelling and promotion practices employed by…

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Using ARCH research to advocate for improved programs for infant and young child nutrition Activities Develop and test monitoring mechanisms to assist the Nepal Government in enforcing the national law prohibiting promotion of breastmilk substitutes Enable continued roll-out of lactation management training for delivery care workers to strengthen hospital practices and build capacity Work with…