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Infant and young child nutrition

A smiling baby on a hammock

24 January 2019

Child survival

Helping children survive and thrive

Mother Cristina Cabael breastfeeds her youngest son Mark at their home.

07 December 2022

KOICA-UNICEF partnership key in improving children’s health amid pandemic and typhoons

Joint press release

Mother and child and their breastfeeding journey

Breastfeeding Your Baby in the First 1,000 Days

Guide to feeding your baby the right way for a healthy start to life

2004, a baby being breastfed in a health centre in the village of Amas, North Cotabato province, Mindanao region, Southern Philippines. UNICEF supports exclusive breastfeeding.

Breastfed is best: Tips to help moms in the new normal

Kaya lutasin ang mga suliranin sa breastfeeding gamit ang mga subok na paraan.

A mother breastfeeding her child

Breastfeeding saves a mother and child after Typhoon Odette

"Even though everyone was getting sick, my baby never got severely ill."

World Breastfeeding Week 2022

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Joint Press Statement

A father and mother bring their baby to a health center

Improving maternal nutrition and health in Barangay Dapaon

Strengthening health services in hard-to-reach areas

A pregnant woman undergoes a prenatal check-up being conducted by a health worker

Improving maternal nutrition & health in Barangay Muñoz

Providing a healthy start to life for every child in the poorest municipality in Zamboanga del Norte

A girl buying snacks at a store in her neighborhood

Everybody Needs to Act to Curb Obesity

DOH and development partners call for a whole-of-society approach to reduce obesity in the Philippines

23 February 2022

More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF

New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments