Our Global Network
IBFAN is divided regionally with representatives from each region making up the IBFAN Coordinating Council (IBCoCo). Other IBFAN groups are members of IBCoCo as they have specialist responsibilities in the network.

IBFAN is arranged into nine regional offices:

Because of the occasionally sensitive nature of our work, all inquiries about IBFAN
in a particular country must go through the REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. They are:
IBFAN LOCATION![]() | NAME CONTACT![]() | EMAIL![]() |
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IBFAN Africa | Barbara Nalubanga | barbaranalubanga@gmail.com |
IBFAN Africa | Nomajoni Ntombela | jonanantombela@gmail.com |
IBFAN Afrique | Edouard ZERBO | edouardzerbo2@gmail.com |
IBFAN Arab World | Dr Ghada Sayed | ghadasay@yahoo.com |
IBFAN Arab World | Dr Mona Alsumaie | m.alsumaie@gmail.com |
IBFAN East Asia | KimJaiok | jaiokkim@gmail.com |
IBFAN Europe | Britta Boutry | bst.boutry@gmail.com |
IBFAN Latin America and Caribbean | Marina Ferreira Rea | marifrea@usp.br |
IBFAN Latin America and Caribbean | Marta Trejos | martatrejos@gmail.com |
IBFAN North America | Elisabeth Sterken | Elisabethsterken@gmail.com |
IBFAN South Asia | Dr Arun Gupta | arun.ibfan@gmail.com |
IBFAN South Asia | Nupur Bidla | nupurbidla@gmail.com |
IBFAN SouthEast Asia | Innes Fernandez | arugaan.breastfeeding@gmail.com |
GLOBAL PROGRAM OFFICES
IBFAN LOCATION![]() | NAME CONTACT![]() | EMAIL![]() |
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International Code Documentation Centre (IBFAN-ICDC) | Yeong Joo Kean | code@ibfan-icdc.org |
GENEVA ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT FEEDING (GIFA) | Alessia Bigi | alessia.bigi@gifa.org |
GENEVA ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT FEEDING (GIFA) | Fedora Bernard | fedora.bernard@gifa.org |
IBFAN Codex Alimentarius | Elisabeth Sterken | esterken@infactcanada.ca |
Baby Milk Action | Patti Rundall | prundall@babymilkaction.org |
Global secretariat for WBTi (BPNI) | Dr Arun Gupta | wbtigs@gmail.com |