Resources

About the Call to Action

Download the Call to Action

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Download the Call to Action Q&A 

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Download the letter to breastmilk substitutes (BMS) company CEOs, inviting them to respond to the Call to Action

Learn more about the signatories of the Call to Action:

• About 1,000 Days

• About BRAC

• About FHI 360

• About FHI Solutions

• About Helen Keller International

• About Save the Children

• About UNICEF

• About the World Health Organization (WHO)

About the Code

• Read the 1981 Code and all subsequent, relevant resolutions from the WHO: International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes

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• Read the information note on follow-up formulas from WHO and UNICEF: Clarification on the classification of follow-up formulas for children 6-36 months as breastmilk substitutes

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

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• Read the 2020 Status Report on the code from WHO, UNICEF, and IBFAN: Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: National implementation of the international code

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• Access the advocacy brief from the Global Breastfeeding Collective, UNICEF, and WHO: Breastfeeding and the International Code of Marketing Breast-milk Substitutes

About Code Monitoring

• Access the NetCode toolkit: Monitoring the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes: Protocol for Ongoing Monitoring Systems – NetCode Toolkit

About Code Implementation

• Access implementation guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO): Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children: Implementation Manual

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• Read the latest BMS company Code compliance report from Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI): BMS Marketing Report Global Index 2018