The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged mothers to breastfeed their children exclusively for six months to prevent the spread of diphtheria. UNICEF facilitator, Chineze George-Ileka, ...

When not one country in the world meets the “breastfeeding standards” set forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), it might be time to question ...

UNICEF is focusing on breastfeeding as the most effective and inexpensive way of saving a child’s life in this year’s World Breastfeeding Week. But with less than half of all children under six months ...

Breastfeeding has lifesaving benefits, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said in a statement here late on Thursday. “Investing in breastfeeding has a significant impact on the health of ...

The recent UNICEF report "From The First Hour of Life" looks at the present state of infant feeding, with particular focus on the benefits of breastfeeding, highlighting the barriers that exist and ...