Caribbean News Daily

Fri Sep 18 2026

AskAsk Gazette Newsletter Get the app Advertise

Latest Trending Gazette

Join the Newsletter Ask Gazette About Contact Advertise with us Terms Privacy Feedback Download the app

Call to place breastfeeding and infant nutrition on national agenda – gazettE

Call to place breastfeeding and infant nutrition on national agenda

Health

September 17, 2026

Share this article

Call to place breastfeeding and infant nutrition on national agenda

Click to view full size

Executive Director of the Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition Foundation (BCNF), Dr. Alison Bernard, is calling for breastfeeding and infant nutrition to be placed on the national agenda.

While reviewing the recently observed Breastfeeding Week and World Breastfeeding Month, she says there needs to be a public-private sector approach to the issue.

Trevor Thorpe reports.

Health

Need the bigger picture?

Ask Gazette to explain what led here, surface earlier reports, or build a timeline from our coverage.

Open Ask Gazette

Sourced from CBC Barbados. Visit their website to read the full story.

Share this article

See Gazette stories first in Google

Add ttgazette.com as a preferred source for Top Stories and AI Overviews.

Comments (0)

Download our mobile app

The portable companion to gazettE. Get notifications, track read articles, and more. The latest news from Trinidad and Tobago, in one place.

Get it for Android Get it for iOS

Related stories

See articles related to "Call to place breastfeeding and infant nutrition on national agenda"

Aug 8, 2026

Call for national breastfeeding policy in Barbados

By CBC Barbados

news item image

Jul 29, 2026

QEH breastfeeding advocate calls for culture shift

By Lauryn Escamilla

news item image

Aug 6, 2026

Mums face barriers to sustained breastfeeding, experts warn

By Lauryn Escamilla

news item image

Aug 6, 2026

QEH breastfeeding advocate calls for workplace support as mums return to work

By Lauryn Escamilla

news item image

Sep 3, 2026

Health official highlights breastfeeding economic benefits

By CBC Barbados

news item image

Jun 10, 2026

Advocate calls for legislation to support school nutrition policy

By CBC Barbados

news item image

Jun 10, 2026

Enough is enough, say advocates as childhood obesity climbs

By Lourianne Graham

news item image