Global Complementary Feeding Collective
Improving the survival, growth and development of children 6 to 23 months by driving joint actions to support optimal complementary feeding.
Poor diets in early childhood have critical consequences today and across the life course.
Progress on complementary feeding worldwide has been too slow and has stalled, but progress is possible.
The Global Complementary Feeding Collective calls on governments, policy makers and civil society to take the following actions:
Establish national complementary feeding guidelines aligned with global standards.
Stimulate the production of and access to nutritious foods that can be included in young children's diets.
Deliver quality counselling and nutrition services.
Provide appropriate food supplements, home fortificants and micronutrients for vulnerable children.
Set and enforce standards for safety, quality and labelling of all commercially produced complementary foods.
End inappropriate marketing and promotion of food for infants and young children.
Leverage the social protection system to make appropriate complementary foods accessible for vulnerable families.
Enhance accountability through robust data systems.
