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Introduction
The World
Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was formed in 1991 to
act on the Innocenti Declaration (1990) to protect, promote and
support breastfeeding. As part of its action plan to facilitate
and strengthen social mobilisation for breastfeeding, WABA envisioned
a global unifying breastfeeding promotion strategy. A day dedicated
to breastfeeding was suggested to be marked in the calendar of
international events. The idea of a day's celebration was later
turned into a week.
 This
has become to be known as World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrated
every 1-7 August to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration. WBW
was first celebrated in 1992. Now it involves over 170 countries
and is endorsed by UNICEF, WHO, FAO and IPA
Overall coordination
of WBW is done at the WABA Secretariat in Penang, Malaysia, which
includes the selection of the theme and slogan, identifying resource
persons for a specific theme and the preparation and dissemination
of WBW materials such as the calendar announcement, posters, action
folders and banners. These advocacy materials serve to stimulate
action among local groups, governments, UN and other agencies
and other issue organisations for their own WBW activities in
their area/country.
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World
Alliance
for Breastfeeding Action
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals
& organisations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide.
WABA action is based on the Innocenti Declaration, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the
Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding. WABA is in consultative status with UNICEF & an NGO
in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).
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For
more information, contact:
WABA
PO Box 1200,
10850 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604-658 4816
Fax: 604-657 2655
E-mail: waba@waba.org.my
Website: www.waba.org.my
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