Webinar on Breastfeeding Interventions

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In this webinar, we introduced the Public Health Ethics (PHE) Framework for Breastfeeding Interventions, developed by experts at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland. The PHE Framework brings together rules, standards, and guidelines from key international and national public health ethics documents, distilling them into nine guiding principles and recommendations. These are directly applicable to breastfeeding and lactation interventions. 

The main aims of the PHE Framework are to: 

• Support policymakers in assessing public health breastfeeding interventions that address the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations. 
• Guide practitioners implementing breastfeeding interventions at national, regional, or hospital levels. 
• Provide ethical guidance for evaluating the considerations involved in promoting breastfeeding and supporting breastfeeding women. 

In this webinar, our speakers explored the newly published PHE Framework, sharing insights and case studies from international experts on its practical application. They helped us: 

• Understand the framework – Gain a clear grasp of the PHE Framework and its nine guiding principles for breastfeeding interventions. 
• Apply ethical guidelines – Learn how to implement ethical guidelines at national, regional, and hospital levels to improve breastfeeding support. 
• Evaluate ethical considerations – Analyse real-world case studies to assess ethical challenges in promoting and supporting breastfeeding across diverse communities.

Speakers: 

• Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Nikola Biller-Andorno, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics 
• Dr. Faith Nawagi, Nurse and Midwife, African Representative for the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and its foundation, the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), Uganda 
• Faith Njeru, Pediatric Nurse and Nurse-in-Charge of the Human Milk Bank, Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya
• Dr. Alice Lakati, Director of Research and Community Extension, Amref International University, Kenya

Hosts:   

Dr. Tania Manríquez, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich   

Kay Kutschkau, Lactahub  

Organiser institutions: Forum for Global Health Ethics (IBME), The Global Health Network, Lactahub  

Webinar's concept: Kay Kutschkau, IBME  

Read our work on EFBRI – An Evolving Ethical Framework Informing Breastfeeding Research and Interventions, by Nikola Biller-Andorno, Julian W. März, Supriya Subramani, and Rasita Vinay. 

Part I: Research Ethics Framework (2024) (PDF, 2 MB).
Part II: Public Health Ethics Framework (2024) (PDF, 2 MB).
Here you can watch the clips of this webinar.

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