This is the Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief on the monitoring the progress of breastfeeding practices, policies, programmes, and funding.

Governments, policy makers and civil society can help ensure that national and global breastfeeding standards are met by strengthening country-level monitoring of breastfeeding practices, policies, programmes, and funding. Better monitoring and reporting systems are key to improving breastfeeding and health outcomes and to giving all children the healthiest start in life.

This is the Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief on increasing investment in programmes and policies that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding is a smart investment that saves lives and benefits the economy. The current global level of investment is not enough to substantially increase and sustain breastfeeding rates. Governments and political leaders should invest in comprehensive strategies and social policies that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding to ensure the health and prosperity of generations to come.

FHI and IRC Liberia developed these tools along with support from USAID. These tools were used in Liberia to provide curriculum for community health workers counseling. The tools included are a flip book, job aid, presentation slides and a checklist. This curriculum can be adapted for use in other settings. 

This curriculum was developed to assist in the training of community health workers in the use of injectables, subcutaneous DMPA (DMPA-SC, brand name Sayana® Press). This curriculum includes a sample curricula and job aids.