“Breast feeding is threatened and efforts are needed to protect and promote breast feeding. Infant formulas are not safe or sterile”

That was said in the workshops organized by

“International Baby Food Action Network/ Arab World (IAW)

 &

East Mediterranean Regional Office WHO/ (EMRO)

      On 10 December 2006

entitiled :

Babies before Business: 25 years of the International Code

This meeting discussed various topics concerned with Breastfeeding and discussed guidelines for complementary feeding.

 Many speakers presented talks as breast feeding in the Arab World, From protecting breastfeeding to protecting infant and young child, breast feeding as a component in IMCI, Breastfeeding and complementary feeding, Infant feeding in emergencies, HIV and infant feeding, Contaminants in infant foods.

There were 4 workshops

Workshop 1: Maternity Protection at Work

Workshop 2: Sponsorship, PPPs and Conflict of interest

Workshop 3: Infant feeding in emergencies

Workshop 4: Baby Friendly Hospital Initiatives

as well as field visits for participants to visit health care facilities, shops and check  mass media for Code violations of breast milk substitutes.

Some of the lectures given in the workshops were uploaded :

Be aware: Contaminants of infant's formula 

Breast feeding in IMCI [national experience]

Guiding Principles for Infant Feeding 

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