Guide/Manual
Feb 09 2022
A Quick Guide: The International Code of Marketing for Breast-milk Substitutes
Updated February 2022!
This quick guide summarizes the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (The Code) and relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly that help protect breastfeeding around the globe.
Announcement
Jan 01 2022
East Asia Pacific Newsletter
Subscribe to and read our East Asia Pacific Newsletter to stay up to date on all of Alive & Thrive's activities across the ASEAN region.
Journal article
Dec 07 2021
Beliefs and norms associated with the use of ultra-processed commercial milk formulas for pregnant women in Vietnam (Nguyen TT., 2021. Nutrients)
This analysis reveals the associations between the use of commercial milk formula for pregnant women (CMF-PW) and the belief that CMF-PW will make children smarter and healthier as well as the perceived social norm that CMF-PW use is common among pregnant women.
Journal article
Nov 19 2021
Beliefs and Norms Associated with the Use of Ultra-Processed Commercial Milk Formulas for Pregnant Women in Vietnam (Nutrients, 2021)
Journal article
Oct 28 2021
Breastfeeding, first-food systems and corporate power: a case study on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry and public health resistance in the Philippines (Baker P., 2021. Globalization and Health)
This case study uses the Philippines' history and advocacy environment around breastfeeding and commercial milk formula marketing to understand the worldwide battle for code implementation.
Brief
Oct 26 2021
Country Brief: Alive & Thrive in Cambodia
In Cambodia, A&T works to accelerate progress toward the Ministry of Health’s maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) goals through strategic partnerships and the provision of evidence-based guidance and technical assistance.