Report

May 25 2021

MARKETING OF BREAST-MILK SUBSTITUTES: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE STATUS REPORT 2018

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 resolutions (“the Code”) in and by countries.

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.

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, Job aid

May 16 2021

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

These three briefs 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

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.

Presentation

May 16 2021

media scan Thailand

Media Scan presentation: Thailand

This media scan conducted in Thailand is based on a review of print, online and broadcast advertisements and news and posts on Facebook that mention breastmilk substitutes, bottles and dummies, and breastfeeding. The scan highlighted numerous violations of the BMS Code.

 
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