At WHO’s Executive Board (EB) meeting in its Geneva HQ last week, the many serious emergencies caused by conflicts and climate events were on everyone’s minds. IBFAN’s role was, once more, to remind everyone of the importance of addressing conflicts of interest and safeguarding and supporting women who want to breastfeed
Protection of breastfeeding throughout all WHO local offices – especially from new strategies such as digital marketing that is out of control. WHO has a key role in ensuring policy coherence in WTO and Codex trade rules.
2024 is a reporting year for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition so Digital Marketing will be discussed under the “Healthier Populations” agenda item. With so many serious emergencies caused by conflicts
Some key points that IBFAN will be raising with Member States. 2024 is a reporting year for Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition.With so many serious emergencies caused by conflicts and climate events
This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and high-income countries.
This Congress was a first for WHO since the Code’s adoption in 1981. For three days, over 400 delegates from 130 countries, worked in Plenary and in regional groups, focusing on how to bring in strong legislation and Conflict of Interest safeguards that could help end predatory marketing.
The most important shots…”Breastfeeding is a mother’s gift to herself, her baby and the earth.” FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EGYPT! from the 12th to the 14th of March 2023 InterContinental Citystars Hotel, Cairo, Egypt #Echos_Organizing Has… Read More »“Breastfeeding is a mother’s gift to herself, her baby and the earth.” FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EGYPT!
Importante‼️El 27 de febrero de 2023. tendrá lugar en nuestro país el lanzamiento para toda Latinoamérica de la Serie de Lancet sobre Lactancia Materna 2023, la cual presenta cómo los gobiernos y la salud pública… Read More »Serie de Lancet de Lactancia Materna 2023
RENO, Nev. — The adoption of best practice front-of-pack nutrition labeling in more countries of Americas can help reduce poor-nutrition related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some… Read More »Adoption of front-of-pack nutrition warnings can help decrease obesity, cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and some cancers in the Americas
I deeply believe that COP27 is an opportunity to showcase unity against an existential threat that we can only overcome through concerted action and effective implementation.
This report – the largest of its kind to date – draws on the experiences of over 8,500 women and 300 health professionals across eight countries. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the… Read More »How the Marketing of formula milk influences our decision on infant feeding