Africa: Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet

Joint message for World Breastfeeding Week 2020 by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet". In line with this theme, WHO and UNICEF are calling on governments to protect and promote women's access to skilled breastfeeding counselling, a critical component of breastfeeding support.

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