It’s one thing to withdraw from global health It’s another thing to block other nations from global initiatives and goals NO ONE COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE SO MUCH POWER!!! healthpolicy-watch.news/un-declarati...

Today at #UNGA2025, countries present climate action plans #NDCs. Breastfeeding is an overlooked investment that sustains both life and the planet. Read our proposal to recognize investment in breastfeeding as a carbon offset: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Video: youtu.be/rc7ZGOG3YlM?...

Global health going backwards on gender equality www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-afri...

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation' LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Everyone needs a refresher course on basic human rights

Structural support 🗝️“If you want to influence health in a nation... investing in supporting mothers and infants is one of the most effective strategies and provides the greatest return on investment. So anything that threatens that is going to have impacts on health.” 19thnews.org/2025/09/gove...

As a charity, the Breastfeeding Network's essential running costs and all of our projects and services rely on donations. Leaving a gift in your Will helps us to reach more women and families, when and where they need us. Downloadable Legacy Gifting Guide: buff.ly/VODsock #RememberACharityWeek

This is without any evidence or data to support it. Cancer existed before COVID vaccines. The rise in early onset cancers- going on for decades- is not linked to COVID vaccines. Follow scientists & medical researchers. Not ppl selling snake oil. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

As a previous recipient of a BA small grant, I'd encourage eligible people to apply. It's possible to get a lot of research value in <£10K. (In my case experimentation with different digital skills pedagogy through hosting a number of open workshops, which influenced a bunch of publications.)

Very good question! And this happens in other countries too…

Just a reminder that U.K. has new Foreign Secretary 4 days before start of UN General Assembly. Leaving aside scale of briefing to get through, worth recalling that these events rely hugely on personal relationships developed over time. Still, it’s not as if there are any important things to discuss

Great to see this new costed policy to deliver trustworthy breastfeeding and bottle-feeding support for all families that need it, on the Recipe For Change menu @catherinehine.bsky.social @bfn-uk.bsky.social @sustainweb.org www.recipeforchange.org.uk/policy-inter...

The government is offering "partnerships" to big food companies in delivering the national school breakfast programme. Our view? A national school breakfast programme should be properly funded, and school clubs free from commercial promotions - what do you think? schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-seeks-bu...

🧵1/3 New paper! Profits Before Health? New Zealand Government Rejection of Stricter Infant Formula Marketing Standards and the Lobbying Behind It. Read it here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @philbakernz.bsky.social @mboatwright.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

One straightforward action the U.K. Government could do today - adopt the 11 recommendations of the CMA on regulating misleading marketing in full. This would disrupt the blatant profiteering we have seen from formula companies recently. #BabiesBeforeProfits #EndExploitativeMarketing #WBW2025

Becoming Baby-friendly: What works? Celebrating 2025 World Breastfeeding Week! #IntBreastfeedJ has new collection to attract studies advancing our understanding of successful strategies/processes underpining organisations' decision to implement BFHI www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...

It’s #WorldBreastfeedingWeek and we’re looking at the ways in which we protect breastfeeding with our work here at First Steps Nutrition Trust.

Africa doesn’t need charity. Africa needs fair terms. We need leadership from governments—to invest in their people We need leadership from creditors—to offer concessional lending at fair terms We need leadership from donors—to strengthen national systems, not create parallel ones: bit.ly/45AM7jQ

As part of #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 see this blog introducing the Employer Toolkit from our Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work study funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org. The toolkit aims to help employers support their breastfeeding employees. #PrioritiseBreastfeeding

“For decades the UK government’s ‘healthy eating’ guidelines have neglected processing, assuming that whole foods and ultra-processed products might deliver the same health outcomes. We now know that to be false.” @thesoilassociation.bsky.social spittin truth 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

#Breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for babies & a healthy beginning, with benefits that last for life. This #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, @who.int calls on all countries to ensure every mum gets the breastfeeding support she needs - from maternity leave to trained counsellors & community support!

Many women struggle to breastfeed or opt not to, often in the absence of adequate support across policy, societal, and healthcare systems. This is why policies to support as many parents as possible to choose breastfeeding are more needed than ever www.wcrf.org/about-us/new...

Tribute page and memory wall for David Nabarro www.who.int/news/item/30...

It’s #WorldBreastFeedingWeek organised by @waba_global and to kick things off, today, we’re celebrating UK organisations and schemes working to protect and support breastfeeding Here are some that we love ▶️ @assocbfmothers @thebreastfeedingnetworkuk @unicef Baby Friendly Initiative

The Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance (Gina) has published a paper documenting their work: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Join us celebrating World Breastfeeding Week & Month 2025. We’re excited to join global efforts during World Breastfeeding Week and Month #WBW2025 under the theme: “Prioritise Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support Systems.” Events: www.aliveandthrive.org/en/news/aliv...

In case you missed it: As our @lori-lake.bsky.social explains, this article she co-wrote highlights how formula milk companies target health professionals - offering gifts of sponsorship to up sales. It calls for severing ties with industry to eliminate conflicts of interest #NoSuchThingAsAFreeLunch

We hope this report will be helpful as governments continue working on the response to the CMA report and recommendations. Read the full report and summary page on our Linktree or here: www.firststepsnutrition.org/reports

A positive step in the right direction www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Best Start in Life strategy will benefit families across the country, improving the quality, affordability and accessibility of early years education and boosting children’s life chances👇🏻

A reminder that we are hosting an online event on July 16th at 1pm to launch the report and toolkits from our infant feeding and return to paid work study funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org. For more details and to access the report see: research.reading.ac.uk/accommodatin...

Next up in our series asking how we can transform global/local food systems - our own (Food Equity Centre and @ids.ac.uk's) Lidia Cabral. Check it out! And thanks again @philbakernz.bsky.social @deewoods.bsky.social for the earlier videos in this series and @chalkstonefilms.bsky.social !

Hot off the press, @mathisenroger.bsky.social @philbakernz.bsky.social Recommendations include Adopt legal measures to give full effect to the Code as opposed to relying on voluntary measures. Prioritise strengthening comprehensive maternity protection, cultivate intersectoral policy environments.

This nestled on page 64 of the 10 Year Health Plan for England hasn't got much exposure. Maybe it should? This seems massive (massively bad)

Great to see this Parliamentary petition to improve #maternity pay has now reached more than 100k signatures! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... So MPs should get a chance to debate it! #endpregnancypoverty

I think most people (myself included) don’t have an intuition for orders of magnitude (e.g., the difference between millionaire and billionaire). One way to appreciate this is time, since we all experience it. Here's the difference between a thousand, a million, and a billion seconds.

Children growing up in our country deserve the best start in life. Building on the legacy of Sure Start, we’re opening Best Start Family Hubs in every local authority. That’s the difference Labour makes.

The urgent need to end sponsorship of HCP associations by the commercial milk formula industry Tony Waterston, Adriano Cattaneo, Nicole Bando, Jamie Errico, Robert Boyle, Sarah Brennan, Lori Lake, @melissamialon.bsky.social, Laurence Grummer-Strawn www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #COI #CDoH

You can read more here: www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/sp...

Breastfeeding plays an important role in cancer prevention and much more, so it is encouraging to see it getting attention in Parliament. This is a testament to the amazing work of @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social & @katiepk.bsky.social who advocate tirelessly for better nutrition in the early years.

Scottish Government sets out visionary national actions for supporting breastfeeding and infant feeding www.gov.scot/publications...

#CallToAction! We call on the U.K. and devolved governments to act on ALL the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority! Tag your MP or send them this post. Or drop them an email asking them to read the report and support it.

Tonight’s the night! Our policy event at Westminster hosted by @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social. Featuring Kate Quilton, Prof Nigel Rollins, Prof Amy Brown and @helengray.bsky.social #BabiesBeforeProfits #FairFeeding

A fantastic way to kick-start Cancer Prevention Week early – a feature in @theguardian.com 👇 calling on the Government to take the link between alcohol and cancer more seriously, by introducing a National Alcohol Strategy to Prevent Cancer. Sign the petition here > chng.it/XGt9ttYR7q

Yoga is for everyone, everywhere. 🌎 This #InternationalDayOfYoga, take 10 minutes to reconnect with your breath and body. No gear needed. Just you, your breath, and a little space. 🌿 Start your journey today—download the WHO mYoga app now: shorturl.at/SdOai

We absolutely support this call from @maternityaction.bsky.social to bring statutory pay for maternity, paternity and shared parental leave up to the level of minimum wage - it’s currently far below!!! #PolicyMatters #BabiesBeforeProfits

🍼 Prices of #InfantFormula remain high and are unaffordable for many families struggling with the #CostOfLivingCrisis When will the government respond to recommendations from the @cmagovuk.bsky.social given the risk to children's health? Read more: bit.ly/462WqxG

Here are some of our LLLLeaders in attendance today including Helen Gray who presented WBTi's important work 🤩 LTR Jayne Joyce, Emily Lunny and @helengray.bsky.social with @nctcharity.bsky.social BFC Patricia Wise & @katiepk.bsky.social from @1stepsnutrition.bsky.social

Helen Gray & Clare Maynell are reporting on the report's 10 policy & programme indicators. Read the full report here ukbreastfeeding.org/wbtiuk2024/ & find the 4 national report cards to share with your MP & local authority to advocate for better policy and funding to implement and maintain it