Brief

May 23 2021

Promoting and protecting breastfeeding in India: The Role of Health Providers and Policymakers in Supporting the IMS Act

This brief sums up key points of India's Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act for health providers and policy makers.

Poster/Graphic

May 23 2021

Key points from the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

This poster summarizes 10 key points regarding the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

Brief

May 17 2021

BMS Act advocacy cover

BMS Advocacy Briefs for stakeholders in Nigeria

These briefs provide guidance to various stakeholders - legislators and policymakers, mothers and families, health workers, community leaders and members of the media - on the enforcement of the Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in Nigeria.

Report

May 16 2021

Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: National implementation of the international code, status report 2020

This report provides updated information on the status of implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions (“the Code”) in countries.

Presentation

May 16 2021

2020 Status Report: National implementation of the International Code of the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

This presentation from WHO was made at the launch of the 2020 Status Report of the National Implementation of the International Code of the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.

Brief

May 16 2021

Bangladesh BMS Act briefs

Implementing the Breast-Milk Substitutes Act in Bangladesh: Guidance for employers, media and health administrators

These three briefs, published in 2021, explain the Bangladesh Breast-Milk Substitutes Act and what specific stakeholders - company owners, health administrators and the media -  need to know about it.

 
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