Presentation given by Lida Lhotska at the GOLD 2010 conference


This link takes you to a presentation given by Lida Lhotska at the GOLD 2010 conference. The talk is about  the protection of breastfeeding, positioned  it in the historical political context of the past more than 30 years, the time that elapsed since the Alma Ata Declaration on primary health care (1978) was adopted.  

The principles of social justice and solidarity of the Alma Ata Declaration are ever more relevant in our times when the food and financial crises that have recently shook the world, demonstrated the weakness of market-based solutions and have underscored the urgency of providing adequate protection to the world's peoples to safeguard their health, safety and livelihoods. Sustainable, affordable solutions already exist, but may be threatened by market forces seeking to place private profit above public health. Breastfeeding can be seen as one of the cornerstones of Health for All, but optimal breastfeeding practices have been steadily eroded.  This presentation argues that once a society recognizes the crucial importance of breastfeeding, it has a responsibility to protect pregnant and lactating women from any negative influences and remove obstacles that could adversely affect this practice. It also shows that fulfilling that responsibility has been an uphill struggle.

Lida Lhotska - Whatever Happened to Health for All? - (62 min)

 

 

 





 
 
 
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