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The
International Code, HIV and breastfeeding
An IBFAN summary 2001
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The
International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk
Substitutes was adopted in 1981 by the World
Health Assembly. The Code applies in all countries
to infant formula, as well as many other products
marketed or represented as replacements for
breastmilk, feeding bottles and teats.
This
pamphlet explains:
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The
relevance of the International Code of Marketing
of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent
WHA Resolutions on infant feeding in the
context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic
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Why infant feeding decisions should not
be influenced by commercial considerations
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That mothers infected with HIV have a right
to be given objective information on infant
feeding by health workers, NOT baby milk
companies, and to be supported in carrying
out their chosen method of infant feeding
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