Brief
May 23 2021
India's IMS Act: Key points for policy makers
This brief sums up key points policy makers should know about India's Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS), Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003.
Brief
May 23 2021
India's IMS Act: Key points for health administrators
This brief sums up key points health administrators should know about India's Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS), Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production,
Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003.
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 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.
Journal article
Nov 15 2019
Translating the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes into national measures in nine countries (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)
This paper investigates how the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) was translated from an international policy framework to protect breastfeeding against inappropriate marketing practices into national level legislation, in the context of the advocacy efforts un