Global & Disaster Medicine

World Breastfeeding Week: The first week of August

August 3rd, 2016

The deaths of 823,000 children and 20,000 mothers each year could be averted through scaling up optimal breastfeeding practices to nearly universal levels, along with economic savings of US$ 300 billion.

Breastfeeding is a key part of USAID’s nutrition programs and goal to end preventable child and maternal deaths. Breastmilk helps deliver powerful antibodies and can help prevent often deadly diarrhea and pneumonia in infants. It also provides nutrients that help children grow up strong and healthy.

The Lancet

2014 Breastfeeding Report Card

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