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May 31 2022

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South Asia Newsletter

Subscribe to and read our monthly South Asia Newsletter to stay up to date on all of Alive & Thrive's activities across the South Asia region.

September-October 2023

Guide/Manual, Handout, Job aid

Feb 09 2022

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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.

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Jan 01 2022

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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)

Alive & Thrive performed this analysis to examine the association between the use of commercial milk formula for pregnant women and related beliefs and norms among pregnant women in Vietnam.

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.

 
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