On the 10th of December 2013, the Deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, launched the World Breastfeeding Costing Initiative (WBCi) Report “The Need to Invest in Babies” by IBFAN.

The Report calls upon governments and global communities to invest at least US$ 17.5 billion annually if they genuinely want to improve optimal breastfeeding practices. We are launching this report in January 2014 in Geneva at the WHO Office.

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