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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:27pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(23,32,131);background:white" lang="EN-US">WABA's 27th Birthday</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Valentine’s Day reminds us to celebrate love in all its forms. This day 27
years ago, the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://waba.org.my" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> (WABA) was formed to protect, promote and support breastfeeding – a
powerful expression of love and care. Breastfeeding, like love, is an intimate
act that can flourish with the support of others. WABA strives to create a </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://waba.org.my/warm-chain/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">#WarmChain</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> of support that places the mother-baby dyad at the core and coordinates
efforts at all levels to provide a continuum of care across the first </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://thousanddays.org/the-issue/why-1000-days/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">1000 days</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">. You can be part of the Campaign and create a warm chain of support in
your community. Watch out for news and resources coming your way!<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">#WBW2018<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Breastfeeding is the foundation of life. Therefore, this World
Breastfeeding Week, we address the links between breastfeeding and the double
burden of malnutrition, food security, climate change and poverty reduction.
Check out our </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> for resources such as the Logo, Action Folder, Poster and Social Media
Kit. Let’s start to lay the foundation for a healthy and prosperous future
generation now. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">Towards a Sustainable World - One Breastfeeding Friendly
City at a Time<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">WABA coordinates the <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Making Penang Breastfeeding Friendly
(MPBF) project which brings together relevant stakeholders across health,
community and workplace sectors. Normalising breastfeeding requires
attitudinal, policy and infrastructural changes for mothers to breastfeed
anytime, anywhere. The vision is to make</span> Penang the first breastfeeding
friendly state in the country, which <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">will then be promoted as a model to other states of
Malaysia and beyond. Creating breastfeeding friendly cities will contribute to
the </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">Sustainable Development Goals</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white" lang="EN-US"> (Goal </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">11</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white" lang="EN-US">). </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">WABA Seed Grant Project</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">There is strength in numbers. Working together to effect change can best
be achieved with adequate support. The Seed Grant Project will engage
organisations working on collaborative projects linked to our three campaigns:
Empowering Parents Campaign (EPC), Warm Chain and World Breastfeeding Week. The
EPC Seed grants are already ongoing and we will be announcing the Warm Chain
and WBW Seed grants later this year.<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US">Breastfeeding Training </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">WABA organises the Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://waba.org.my/bap/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">BAP</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">) Course
to equip doctors, midwives and other senior health professionals with
knowledge and skills. In 2018, the BAP course will be held between 9-22
September in Penang, Malaysia. BAP 2018 will focus on training Warm Chain Teams
from selected countries in Asia and Africa.<span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><b><u><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">WABA at International Events</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">We look forward to engaging with you at the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/governance/wha/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">World Health Assembly 2018</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">, the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ilca.org/main/learning/conference/ilca18home" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">International Lactation
Consultant Association</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> conference,
the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abm-europe.org/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> conference, the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.aids2018.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white">22nd International </span></a><a href="https://www.aids2018.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">AIDS Conference</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"> and many more. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:black"><a name="m_945133030934472373__gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US">There is a lot that can be achieved by working together. We look forward
to hearing more about your experiences in protecting, promoting and supporting
breastfeeding. Do remember to send your WBW report and engage with us on social
media. Let us make 2018 an even better year for mothers and babies around the
world!</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p>
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