It also proposes the adoption of a strategy on the part of the Federal Council and comprehensive report on public health. Although still largely in its infancy, we are doing everything we can to ensure that the Foundation for the Promotion of Breastfeeding continues to thrive over the next few years. Through the establishment of the Foundation, the objective set by the Innocenti Declaration (August 1990) was achieved to establish a national commission for the promotion of breastfeeding and to appoint a national breastfeeding coordinator.
Breastfeeding has a positive effect on the retraction of the uterus and reduces the risk of bleeding after birth. On the basis of the medium-term goals for the period up to 2008, an annual plan with suitable activities was drawn up. On behalf of the Swiss Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF Switzerland), the Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Breastfeeding is responsible for the planning and implementation of the quality assurance of UNICEF BFHI certifications.
The marketing code for infant formula must be revised in 2009 on the basis of the new legal framework and may also set stricter conditions than those prescribed by law. Famexpo” in May 2008 and at the Standing Conference of Presidents of the Swiss Federation of Midwives in June 2008. A delegation from the foundation attended the conference of VELB (European Association for the International Board Certified Lactation Consultants IBCLC), which took place in October in Vienna.
This slogan once again drew public attention to the importance of breastfeeding for both mother and child during World Breastfeeding Week.
Stillen ist Gold wert – ein Gewinn für alle
29. September 2008
- Foundation Bodies and Working Groups
- Financial Statements
- Outlook for the Future
Health Promotion Switzerland sponsored the distribution of supplies of the latest edition of the brochure directly to hospitals between June 1 and September 30, 2008. The evaluation of the work program for was carried out on the basis of the available figures and can be summarized as follows:. The publication of the brochure in ten different languages meant that a greater number of foreign nationals could be reached.
The proposal included vision and mission statements as well as priorities, and was approved by the members of the Board of Trustees at the Board of Trustees meeting in November 2008. The continued structural reorganization of the Foundation as well as the securing of funding ensured that the promotion of breastfeeding can be expanded and continued on a national scale. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees oversees the implementation of its decisions by management.
The panel is composed of five representatives of the producers and five representatives of the foundation and meets twice a year. During the period when one of the management positions remained vacant, the operation of the Fund Office fell to co-manager Birgitta Locher-Meyer. She carried out this task with great dedication and thus ensured the consolidation of the foundation's practical experience.
This constitutes another step towards achieving the medium-term objective of increasing the Foundation's income to the minimum balance required for one year: i.e. The audit of the annual financial statements for 2008 was performed by KBT Treuhand AG, Zurich. The auditors recommended the approval of the financial statements for 2008 by the Board of Administration.
To secure the financial future of the Foundation with the aim of optimizing the promotion of breastfeeding at national level. Further training in the evaluation skills as well as in the specialist knowledge of the assessors must form part of the activities within the framework of the BFHI. An evaluation must be done by the organizations within the Foundation as part of the focus on networking.
Activities in the area of awareness should be intensified and should include the redesign of the home page as an important aspect. In the field of health policy, first impressions must be formed on the basis of the mandate for the continuous observation of par-.
Organisational Structure
UNICEF Switzerland
ISPM Basel
Founding Organisations
Foundation Bodies and Working Groups
Gallen Children's Hospital Silvia Honigmann Swiss Association of Professional Nutrition Consultants Verena Marchand Professional Association of Swiss Lactation Consultants IBCLC. Representatives of the Association of Swiss Manufacturers of Dietary Foods and Nutritional Supplements (Swiss Dietetic Association). Brigitte Benkert PR consultant/Speaker (DPRG), Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant IBCLC, Suhr Cinzia Biella Midwife, Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant IBCLC, Cugnasco.
Christa Herzog-Isler Nurse KWS, Adult Educator, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant, Lucerne Silvia Honigmann Nutrition Consultant, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant, Basel. Vera Kuhn-Staub Nurse KWS, Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant IBCLC, Emmenbrücke Ruth Kunz Zweifel Nurse Nurse KWS, Breastfeeding and Lactation Specialist IBCLC, Wohlen Sonja Maag-Wyss Nurse KWS, Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant IBCLC, Wolfwil. Verena Marchand Teacher, Adult Educator, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant, Berne Edith Müller-Vettiger Nurse AKP, IBCLC Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultant, Richterswil.
Ruth Riggenbach Midwife, lactation consultant IBCLC, Wetzikon Christine Soulié Midwife, lactation consultant IBCLC, Corsier. Monica Casutt Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Breastfeeding Hannah Küffer Ackermann Swiss Association of Midwives. Ruth Kunz Zweifel Professional Association of Swiss Lactation Consultants IBCLC Noëlle Müller-Tscherrig Swiss Association of Practicing Paediatrics.
UNICEF “Baby-Friendly Hospital” Certification
Riggisberg, Spital Netz Bern AG St-Imier, Berner Jura Hospital SA Thun, Spital STS AG – Spital Thun BL Arlesheim, Ita Wegman Klinik. VD Morges, Hôpital Morges Nyon, Hôpital VD/VS Aigle Area, Moeder-Kindafdeling.
