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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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