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Webinar: WHO guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6-23 months [1]

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Date: 2023-12-06  

Time

09:00 – 10:15 Washington DC / 15:00 – 16:15 Brazzaville/Geneva / 16:00 – 17:15 Cairo / 19:30 – 20:45 New Delhi / 22:00 – 23:15 Manilla

Zoom registration link

https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BozvkD6-Q2q4Y1HCT4ojQw



Translations

Arabic, French, and Spanish (Russian TBC)

Complementary feeding, defined as the process of providing foods in addition to milk when breast milk or milk formula alone are no longer adequate to meet nutritional requirements, generally starts at age 6 months and continues until 23 months of age. This is a developmental period when it is critical for children to learn to accept healthy foods and beverages and establish long-term dietary patterns. It also coincides with the peak period for risk of growth faltering and nutrient deficiencies leading to immediate and long-term consequences of malnutrition and increased risk of non-communicable diseases.

UNICEF and WHO invite you to a webinar introducing the new WHO guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6-23 months of age. This webinar will provide an overview of the current situation with respect to complementary feeding in low- and middle-income countries, the new WHO Guideline on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6 to 23 months of age, considerations for implementation of the Guideline, and a new global alliance to address complementary feeding.

Objectives

Understand the current situation and trends in complementary feeding.

Become familiar with the new WHO Guideline on complementary feeding and considerations for implementation.

Discuss future steps for policies and programmes to improve complementary feeding.

Agenda

Moderator: Chessa Lutter, Senior Nutrition Researcher and Senior Fellow at Research Triangle Institute International.

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[1] Url: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/12/06/default-calendar/webinar-who-guideline-for-complementary-feeding-of-infants-and-young-children-6-23-months

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