Birth defects registries expanding in Latin America
PAHO/WHO
HNN Team
This article was originally published by PAHO here. Twelve Latin American countries already monitor children who are born with congenital birth defects in order to better understand why and how often they occur, and how the survival and quality of life of these children can be improved. Birth defects are the second leading cause of … Continued
Breastfeeding a matter of human rights, say UN experts, urging action on formula milk
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
HNN Team
Breastfeeding is a human rights issue for babies and mothers and should be protected and promoted for the benefit of both, a group of United Nations experts says in a statement* made public today. States should take urgent action to stop the “misleading, aggressive and inappropriate” marketing of breast-milk substitutes in a multi-billion-dollar global industry.