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Bangladesh

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SPRING/Bangladesh Celebrates Global Handwashing Day 2016

Celebrated every year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to improve nutrition, prevent disease, and save lives. SPRING/Bangladesh hosts and participates in Global Handwashing Day every year to rally communities and encourage people to talk about and practice better hand hygiene.

Community Nutrition Champion Speaks at a High-Level Roundtable on the Importance of Breastfeeding

On August 18, 2016, SPRING/Bangladesh participated in a roundtable discussion entitled “Protecting and Promoting Breastfeeding: Challenges and Opportunities to Implement the Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) Act 2013.” The event was organized by three USAID-funded projects—SPRING, MaMoni, and SHIKHA—and was co-hosted by Kaler Kantho newspaper and the Government of Bangladesh.