<div dir="ltr">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Pei Ching Chuah</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:peiching.chuah@waba.org.my">peiching.chuah@waba.org.my</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:30pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.75pt">Stepping into
2018 - Together!<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In just one year, breastfeeding could prevent over 823 000
deaths in children and 20 000 deaths from breast cancer in women. It is tragic
then, that only 45% of newborns are breastfed within the first hour of birth,
and only 2 in 5 infants less than 6 months of age are exclusively breastfed. </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">As we wrap up 2017, we are reminded of the urgency of working
together to address this gap. The #WBW2017 theme was <i>Sustaining
Breastfeeding – Together</i>. We made extra effort to apply this inclusive approach to
developing and implementing many of our campaigns and initiatives with old and
new allies. 2017 has indeed been an exciting year, and we thank you all for
your continued support in making the world a better place for women and
children. Look out for more announcements by WABA in January, on our #WBW2018
theme on Nutrition, Food Security and Poverty Reduction.</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">See highlights of 2017 and plans for 2018 below</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Happy Holidays!</span><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">-WABA Secretariat Team-<span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><u><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">CAMPAIGNING FOR A GENERATION</span></u></b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This year, we scaled up our work through 3 main campaigns:<span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">World Breastfeeding Week 2017<span></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=a8830e7e80&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">#WBW2017</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> paved the way for working together across the </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=9473401149&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">4
Thematic Areas</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> to achieve the </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=078991b02a&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">#GlobalGoals</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> for
sustainable development by 2030. No one breastfeeds alone, and we all have a
role to play in enabling mothers to breastfeed anytime, anywhere. </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Our Core Partners – the </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=bf2b3ac497&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">International
Baby Food Action Network</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=43771595bb&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">La
Leche League International</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, the </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=b2e0cb5d61&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">International
Lactation Consultant Association</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">and the </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=e57a0d2cd3&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Academy
of Breastfeeding Medicine</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> – all played a critical role in developing, adapting
and amplifying our messages around the world.</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
</span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=fc12ab5f51&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Celebrants</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> around the
world ensured that our messages and materials reached those most in need. If
you organized an exciting activity for WBW2017, don’t forget to submit your </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=ca2f5df502&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">report</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> now!</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WBW2017 maximised on the opportunity to collaborate and involve
youth in producing materials, as we worked with </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=5e52a51e7c&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Girls
Globe</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> – a global
team of advocates driven by the connected voices of girls and women worldwide.
Read their engaging </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=e7ca2de860&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WBW-related
stories</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. WBW
materials were then translated into almost 15 </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=337f732b72&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">languages</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> by </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=5cf677b12a&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Translators
Without Borders</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WBW messages were reiterated by and impacted a variety of
different sectors, from UN agencies in Geneva to global media to refugee
camps in South Sudan. <span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Warm Chain of Support for Breastfeeding<span></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The challenges to breastfeeding are many. To
empower mothers with a satisfying and effective breastfeeding experience, we
need consistent messages, a proper referral system, ongoing support and skilled
assistance.</span><span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Let’s coordinate our efforts across the
continuum of care for the mother-baby dyad! Identify your role along the
#WarmChain by participating in our </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=f42aa6f2d9&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">survey</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> now!</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Are you a </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=7795c6ef00&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">midwife</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, International
Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (</span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=32557e18f2&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">IBCLC</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">) or </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=80a84ef17e&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">nutritionist/dietitian</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">? Check out our
Warm Chain postcards now! We are developing more cards for physicians, peer
counsellors and parents so do send all your valuable input, references and
comments to </span><a href="mailto:peiching.chuah@waba.org.my" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">peiching.chuah@waba.org.my</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> <wbr> </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If you have an interesting project that you think will
strengthen the Warm Chain, </span></span><a href="mailto:peiching.chuah@waba.org.my?subject=warm%20chain" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">contact
us</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> for further
information about the Warm Chain Seed grant Programme.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Empowering Parents Campaign<span></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Visions for a sustainable world can only be
fulfilled by addressing gender inequality as a root cause. We have a lot to do.
Currently, there is no country in the world where men and boys share the unpaid
domestic and care work equally with women and girls. </span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In the world of work – whether formal or informal – we have
to move towards gender-equitable social protection. This includes changes in
parental leave legislation, attitudes and parent-friendly workplaces. Read the
WABA </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=49e12310ce&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Labour
Day 2017 statement</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> to get regional perspectives.</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The #EmpoweringParentsCampaign strives to increase the supply
of gender equitable social</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">protection by working through the tried and tested
tripartite structure comprising of governments, employers and trade unions. We
have worked with various trade unions and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
particularly on the issue of gender-neutral parental leave, such as with:</span>
MenCare and Alive & Thrive.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In 2018, WABA will offer Parent-Friendly
Workplace Seed Grants for existing/new projects that aim to combine work and
care work through supportive interventions! Write to </span><a href="mailto:revathi@waba.org.my" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">revathi@waba.org.my</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> for more information.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><u><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">BUILDING CAPACITY</span></u></b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Empowering the future through training and information: </span><span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=f00ae7a56d&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Breastfeeding: Advocacy & Practice (BAP) </span></a></b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">course aims to
equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed for coordinated action
on breastfeeding.</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In March 2017, we organized the 7<sup>th</sup> BAP course,
bringing together participants from 14 countries, with teams from Burundi,
Kenya, Laos, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. WABA was proud to sponsor
4 Young Midwife Leaders (YMLs) who lent refreshing perspectives to this course.</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Although some participants were self-funded, many were
sponsored by institutions such as UNICEF Burundi, UNICEF Sri Lanka, UNICEF
Papua New Guinea, Alive & Thrive and Save the Children.</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The BAP course has significant impact in changing hospital
policies and practices or engaging with communities, such as in 2013 when
Vietnamese BAP participants founded </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=d035cbd889&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Betibuti.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, a virtual
community support group in Ho Chi Minh City, with over 135 000 followers on
Facebook!</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Be part of the BAP legacy and join our 2018 course!<span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">HIV and Breastfeeding</font></span></b></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);text-indent:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Many
hold on to the false assumption that all breastfed babies of HIV-positive
mothers get infected. In reality, the HIV pandemic can be addressed
through careful breastfeeding promotion, support and practice.</font></span></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);text-indent:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">In
2016, WHO and UNICEF revised the guidance on HIV and Infant feeding. Currently,
it is recommended that women diagnosed positive for HIV initiate ART
as early as possible and continue lifelong drug therapy with good adherence.
There should be no restriction to breastfeeding duration. Thus, women
under lifelong ART are recommended, in line with recommendations for the
general population, to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months,
followed by continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary food for two years
or beyond.</font></span></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt;text-indent:9pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)">
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">By creating a #WarmChain of support across the continuum
of care, women who are living with HIV can be ensured their rights to
health and be supported in their breastfeeding journey.</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Read more about </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=9e4cd31ac1&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">what
women need to know about HIV and breastfeeding.</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In 2018, WABA and ABM will jointly launch an updated HIV and
Infant-feeding Information Kit, so watch this space!<span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><u><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE</span></u></b><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span></span></span></b></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">With our global allies and through global platforms, we were
able to make significant impact!</span><span></span></font></p>
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<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:18pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)">After Women
Deliver, They Breastfeed </span></b></font></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:18pt"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32)">Women Deliver 2016
was one of the world's largest global conferences on the health, rights,
and well-being of girls and women in the last decade. WABA has
attended Women Deliver conferences as a means to position breastfeeding in
the reproductive health and rights agenda and expand our network as well as
engage youth. WABA participation in Women Deliver over the years has led to
the slogan </span><i style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32)">After Women Deliver, They Breastfeed</i><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,32,32)">, being as
relevant today as tomorrow. WABA will start preparing for the next Women
Deliver Conference (2019) in early 2018. Do join us in the preparations!</span></p>
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</tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><b><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></b></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Engaging Midwives </span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Midwives are key to supporting and promoting breastfeeding
both in healthcare and community. Listen to what Janet Lewis, ICM Senior
Technical Advisor, has to say about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWx53Em9VF0" target="_blank">why midwives matter to
breastfeeding</a>.<span></span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">We constantly need to incorporate the youth
perspective, particularly useful in making this issue relevant and relatable.
Read what Jenny Silverstone, Girl’s Globe blogger and mother of two, says about
<a href="https://www.girlsglobe.org/2017/08/14/increased-breastfeeding-save-one-million-lives/" target="_blank">the
benefits of breastfeeding</a>.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WABA attended the International Confederation
of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress in Toronto in June 2017. An interactive
booth resulted in over 200 new contacts being made with midwifery associations
around the world. Three young midwife leaders from ICM who were trained at the
WABA </span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=e31af2ce8a&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">BAP
Course</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> and are now
WABA ambassadors!<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Investing in
Breastfeeding</span></b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WABA is a member of the Global Breastfeeding Collective (GBC)
– a partnership of 20 international agencies with the goal of increasing
investment in breastfeeding worldwide. Through the </span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=e7be4b808d&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">GBC</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, UNICEF/WHO and
partners aim to: raise the global rate of exclusive breastfeeding to at least
50 per cent by 2025.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></b></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">WABA participated in the
GBC launch in Jakarta, Indonesia.</font></span></b></p><p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The Indonesian government is fully committed to
breastfeeding and engages a range of stakeholders including mother and father
support groups, living up to our theme of Sustaining Breastfeeding Together!</span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Amplifying our voices</span></b><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32)"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">WABA took part in the Every Woman Every Child (</span></span><a href="https://waba.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c4737de875c6fa12b87991e8&id=2c7dd5ca5d&e=ccffe77f6c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(197,46,38);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">EWEC</span></a><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">) social media
relay for United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2017, tweeting/posting
messages in relation to their themes – Accountability, It’s Our Business,
Empower and Partnership.<span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="m_6554552735092041220gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:107%;color:rgb(32,32,32);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2017 has indeed been an
exciting year, and we thank you all for your continued support. Look out for
more announcements by WABA in January, on our #WBW2018 theme. For a sustainable
world, let us nourish the future through breastfeeding!</font></span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span></span></font></p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div></div>