New WHO publication - The international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes: frequently asked questions on the roles and responsibilities of health workers

26 May, 2020

Health workers have a vital role to play in educating mothers and other caregivers about infant and young child feeding. It is also their moral and professional responsibility to protect, promote, and support optimal feeding. However, health workers and health care facilities throughout the world are often used by baby food companies to promote breast-milk substitutes such as infant formula, specialized formulas, follow-up formula or growing up milks.

To assist health workers in better understanding the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, and their specific roles and responsibilities under the Code, WHO has just released a simple and user-friendly Frequently Asked Questions document.

The document can be found here: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/9789240005990

Best,

Marcus Stahlhofer

Marcus M. Stahlhofer

Technical Officer, Human Rights

Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation UHL

Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (MCA)

World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Tel: + 41 22 791 2909 - Fax: + 41 22 791 4853

Email: stahlhoferm@who.int<mailto:stahlhoferm@who.int>

http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/en/

CHIFA profile: Marcus M Stahlhofer is Adviser, Child and Adolescent Rights, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva. www.who.int/childadolescenthealth/en stahlhoferm AT who.int