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  • Welcome to GIFA

    Welcome to GIFA

    We work to protect, promote and support breastfeeding since 1979.

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    Webinar: weight gain in the breastfed infant

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    GIFA “Après-midi allaitement”, Tuesday 3 mars 2026, 12 – 2pm (online) – new time – with Dr Hélène Leyder, pediatrician. A baby’s weight gain is a good indicator of the child’s growth and of successful breastfeeding. However, it is also an issue that can be a source of concern for parents and health professionals. When weight gain […]

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  • Pink October: a month dedicated to solidarity and prevention

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    Pink October is an opportunity to highlight the importance of prevention and solidarity with all women affected by breast cancer. Raising awareness also means providing information about protective factors that can help reduce the risk of developing this disease. Among these factors, breastfeeding plays a recognised role in the prevention of certain non-communicable diseases, including […]

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  • Webinar: Fertility and breastfeeding

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    GIFA Breastfeeding Afternoon – Training. Date: Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (online) Title: Fertility and breastfeeding 1st hour: Return of fertility after childbirth. Second hour: The MAMA (Breastfeeding and Amenorrhea Method): natural contraception during amenorrhea while breastfeeding exclusively. Speaker: Dr Tatjana Barras-Kubski, FMH internal medicine, general medicine and homeopathy SSMH Infertility in breastfeeding women (but under […]

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  • World Breastfeeding Week 2025 in Switzerland

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    World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated in Switzerland in September. This year’s theme is ‘Prioritising breastfeeding: creating sustainable support systems’. World Breastfeeding Week is once again focusing on the environment and climate change. The campaign highlights the importance of prioritising breastfeeding by establishing strong and sustainable support systems. An environment that is conducive to breastfeeding […]

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  • Breastfeeding and Heatwaves

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    Heatwave alert. In the summer of 2025, Europe is once again hit by severe heatwaves and very hot weather. We regularly receive questions about giving water to breastfed babies. During the first six months of life, breast milk alone is sufficient to hydrate infants, provided that breastfeeding is exclusive and well established, that the child […]

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Advocacy by IBFAN-GIFA

"The best way to prevent malnutrition and death in infants and young children is to ensure that they are breastfed within an hour of birth, exclusively breastfed (no other liquid food, not even water) until six months of age and continue to be breastfed with other appropriate complementary foods until two years of age or beyond."

 

– Dr. Margaret Chan, ex-Director-General, WHO –

Declaration of July 31, 2009

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GIFA is member of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), which has more than 270 groups, present in some 168 countries around the world.

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