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.

Brief

May 23 2021

India's IMS Act: Key points for media

This brief sums up key points media practitioners 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 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.

Brief

May 16 2021

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The Bangladesh Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) Act

This policy brief summarizes the key provisions of the Bangladesh Breastmilk Substitutes, Infant Foods, Commercially Manufactured Complementary Foods, and the Accessories Thereof (Regulation of Marketing) Act (the Bangladesh BMS Act), which was adopted by Parliament in 2013 and sup

Presentation

May 16 2021

Inappropriate promotion of Japanese formula products in Southeast Asia countries

This slidedeck highlights the findings of a survey of violations of the BMS Code by Japanese companies across Southeast Asia. The survey was conducted by the Southeast Asia office of Alive & Thrive in 2018.

 
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