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The Human Milk Bank Association of I.R. Iran (HMBAI) was established on 28 April 2024 with the collaboration of the Iranian Scientific Breastfeeding Promotion Society (I.R.I BFPS ). Iran have 13 active human milk banks (and two will be added shortly) in different parts of the country in 2024 and it is the first in the number of milk banks in the Middle East.
On Monday 24th of June a high level Conference is being organised by the European Commission. In this Conference the new SoHO regulation will be presented and discussed. Human milk being considered a SoHO and regulated for the first time at the european level; EMBA has been invited to a moderated panel discussion and will be represented by the current EMBA President, Prof. Sertac Arslanoglu.
The 8th International Congress of the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) will take place on 16-17 October 2025 in the historic city of Venice, Italy. This congress provides an essential platform for professionals in the field of donor human milk banking to gather, share research, and discuss advancements that influence best practices and policies.
We are excited to announce the successful launch of the IMAGINE-HMB Project during our Kick-Off Meeting held in Milan. This two-day event brought together leading experts, partners, and stakeholders to outline our ambitious objectives and set the foundation for a collaborative journey.
Exclusive human milk feeding should be a priority when it comes to protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding for all infants. To achieve this goal, European neonatal units are creating supportive environments and are adapting their clinical practice to meet the specific needs of the “mother-milk-infant triad” and improve access to human milk and exclusive breastfeeding.
This year EMBA hosted two distinguished speakers; Stefaan Van Der Spiegel, from the DG-Sante, European Commission; and Jacinto Sanchez, from the European Directorate fort he Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM). Donor human milk is being regulated under the name of SoHO for the first time and inputs from these two lectures have been of utmost importance. While Stefaan spoke about the new legal framework with respect to donor human milk in the context of the new european reagulation on SoHO; Jacinto gave us insights why the EDQM Tissues and Cells Guide is of interest for human milk banks. The discussion following these 2 talks have been remarkably committed and fruitful.
