Globally 3.6 million Infants die before they reach their first birthday and millions are malnourished because of inadequate and inappropriate breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
Most effective interventions to save babies’ lives and prevent malnutrition is to enhance early and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and good complementary feeding thereafter along with continued breastfeeding. For this, women needed to be supported.
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki- moon will launch the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health at a special event during the MDG Summit in New York on 22nd September.
Let's call upon the UN Secretary General to ensure support to women.
SIEZE THE MOMENT and raise your voice.
Sign and send the petition to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki - moon to urge him to include specific budgetary support for adequate maternity benefits and entitlements, skilled counseling in health systems, in order to make it possible for women to breastfeed successfully.
SIGN IT HERE
http://www.onemillioncampaign.org/view_campaigns/sieze-moment-sign-your-support-women-breastfeed
JUST A FEW days left ACT NOW and ASK 10 of your YOUR FRIENDS TO SIGN UP AS WELL!
http://onemillioncampaign.org/tell_your_friends?user_id=-1&node_id=585
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Arun Gupta
mailto:arun@ibfanasia.org