useful addresses
(we will add live links shortly!)
1. Breastfeeding Support and information
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM) PO Box 207, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7YT, UK t: +44 (0)444 122 949, e: counselling@abm.me.uk web: www.abm.me.uk
Australian Breastfeeding Assocation (ABA) 1818-1822 Malvern Rd, East Malvern VIC 3145, Australia ABN 64 005 081 523. t: +61 3 98850855, f: +61 3 98850866 e: info@breastfeeding.asn.au web: www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Australian Lactation Consultants Assocation PO Box 4248, Manuka, ACT 2503, Australia t: 02 6260 3099, f: 02 6282 7191 e: info@alca.asn.au web: www.alca.asn.au
The Breastfeeding Network (BfN)
PO Box 11126, Paisley, PA2 8YB, UK, t: +44 (0)844 412 4664
e: breastfeedingnetwork@googlemail.com
web: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, USA
t: (919) 861 5577, f: (919) 787 4916
e: info@ilca.org, web: www.ilca.org
Lactation Consultants of Great Britain (LCGB)
PO Box 56, Virginia Water, Surrey, GU25 4WB, UK
e: info@lcgb.org web: www.lcgb.org
La Leche League Great Britain (LLLGB)
PO Box 29, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7NP, UK
t: +44 (0)845 456 1844
e: enquiries@laleche.org.uk, web: www.laleche.org.uk
La Leche League International (LLLi)
PO Box 4079, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079, USA
t: 1 847 519 7730, f: 1 847 969 0460 web: www.llli.org
Little Angels
13-15 Railway Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2RJ, UK
t: 01254 772929, web: www.littleangels.org.uk
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London, W3 6NH, UK Breastfeeding Helpline: +44 (0)300 330 0771
web: www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.org
Wellstart International
P.O. Box 602, Blue Jay, CA 92317, USA
e: info@wellstart.org, web: www.wellstart.org
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
WABA Secretariat, PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia
t: 60 4 6584816, f: 60 4 6572655, e: waba@streamyx.com
web: www.waba.org.my
2. International Agencies
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
4 route des Morillons, CH-1211 Genève 22, Switzerland
t: +41 (0) 22 799 6111, f: +41 (0) 22 798 8685
e: ilo@ilo.org web: www.ilo.org
International Pediatric Association
1-3 rue de Chantepoulet, PO Box 1726, CH-1211 Genève 1, Switzerland
t: +41 (0) 22 906 9152, f: +41 (0) 22 732 2852
web:www.ipa-world.org
UNICEF
3 UN Plaza, 44th Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues, New York,
NY 10038, USA, t: (+1) 212 326 7000, f: (+1) 212 887 7465
web: www.unicef.org or
UNICEF
Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
t: (+41) 22 909 5111, f: (+41) 22 909 5900, web: www.unicef.org
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
Case Postale 2500, 1211 Genève 2 Dépot, Switzerland
t: (+41) 22 739 8111, web: www.unhcr.org
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
t: + 41 22 791 21 11 f: + 41 22 791 31 11, web: www.who.int
Relevant departments: WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (cah@who.int); WHO Department of HIV/AIDS (hiv-aids@who.int); WHO Department of Nutrition for Health and Development (nutrition@who.int)
3. International Baby Food Action Network – IBFAN.
Co-ordinating Offices:
IBFAN Africa
Centre Point, Cnr of Tin and Walker Streets, Mbabane, Swaziland
e: ibfanswd@realnet.co.sz
IBFAN Afrique Francophone
Co-ordination Régionale, 01 B.P 1776 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
e: ibfanfan@fasotnet.bf
IBFAN América Latina
Cefemina, Apartado Postal 5355, San Jose 1000, Costa Rica CA
e: cefemina@sol.racsa.co.cr
IBFAN Argentina
AV Corrientes 1922 V.P 12, Of 125 1045, Buenos Aires, Argentina
e: fvallone@intramed.net.ar
IBFAN Asia Pacific (Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India)
BP-33 Pitampura, Delhi 110088, India
e: agupta@bpni.org and ritarun@vsni.com
IBFAN Brasil
Caixa Postal 34, Paraguaçu-SP, Brazil
e: coordenacao@ibfan.org.br
IBFAN Caribbean
Co-ordinator Programa de Lactancia Materna, Secretaria del Estado de Salud Publica, Av. Enriquillo No 58, Edif. Rhina, Apto 10,
Los Caciazagos, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
e: clavelsanchez@codetel.net.do
IBFAN Europe
IBFAN-GIFA, Avenue de la Paix 11, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
T: (+41) 22 798 9164, F: (+41) 22 798 4443
e: info@gifa.org website: www.gifa.org
IBFAN North America
INFACT Canada,10 Trinity Square, Toronto M5G 1BI
Ontario PO Box 781, Canada
e: infact@ftn.net
Other relevant IBFAN groups:
Baby Milk Action
34 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QY, UK
t: (+44) 1223 464420, f: (+44) 1223 434471
e: info@babymilkaction.org, web: www.babymilkaction.org
IBFAN Australia
Jan Cornfoot, jan@capersbookstore.com.au
IBFAN New Zealand
Infant Feeding Association of New Zealand, PO Box 35-252, Christchurch 8640, New Zealand
t: 03 354 9249, f: 03 323 7179
e: info@ifanz-ibfan.org.nz
IBFAN Penang (International Code Documentation Centre – ICDC)
PO Box 19, 10700 Penang, Malaysia. e: ibfan@tn.net.my
National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA)
254 Conant Road, Weston, MA 02493-1756, USA
f: 1 781-893-8608, web: www.naba-breastfeeding.org
4. Other Relevant Groups and Networks
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
140 Huguenot Street, 3rd floor, New Rochelle, New York 10801, USA
t: (800) 990 4ABM (USA toll free), (914) 740 2115
f: (914) 740 2101 Attn: ABM, e: abm@bfmed.org, web: www.bfmed.org
Baby Feeding Law Group (BFLG)
c/o Baby Milk Action, 34 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QY, UK
t: (+44) 1223 464420, f: (+44) 1223 434471
web: www.babyfeedinglawgroup.org.uk
Breastfeeding Manifesto Coalition
c/o Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London, W3 6NH, UK
t: (+44) 20 8752 2419
web: www.breastfeedingmanifesto.org.uk
Emergencies Nutrition Network (ENN)
32 Leopold Street, Oxford OX4 1TW, UK
t: (+44) 1865 324996, f: (+44) 1865 324997
e: office@ennonline.net, web: www.ennonline.net
Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA)
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, USA
t: (919) 861-4530: info@hmbana.org, web: www.hmbana.org
UK Association for Milk Banking (UKAMB)
The Milk Bank, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital,
Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, London W12 OHS, UK
t: +44 (0)20 8383 3559: info@ukamb.org, web: www.ukamb.org
Women’s Environment Network (WEN)
PO Box 30626, London, E1 1TZ, UK
t: (+44) 207 481 9004, f: (+44) 207 481 9144
e: info@wen.org.uk, web: www.en.org.uk
5. Infant Feeding Industry Associations
The European Association of Dietetic Food Manufacturers (IDACE)
194, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
t: +33 1 53 45 87 87, f: +33 1 53 45 87 80
e: info@idace.org, web: www.idace.org
Infant and Dietetic Food Association (IDFA)
6 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JJ
t: 0207 836 2460, f: 0207 420 7119/ 7104
e: idfa@idfa.org.uk, web: www.idfa.org.uk
International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers (IFM/ ISDI)
no street address, contact form available on website
www.ifm.net
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