EthicalSponsorsIre

Ethical Sponsorship Ireland: concerned with the commercialisation of projects involving children & raising awareness of the ethics of corporate sponsorship

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#Breastfeeding is easier when mothers have support.

As #WorldBreastfeedingWeek starts today, @WHO and @UNICEF call for:
1) countries to invest in programmes and policies that support breastfeeding, including reliable, empathetic healthcare support;
2) governments and employers to ensure family-friendly workplaces, with paid maternity leave, breastfeeding spaces and breaks, as well as access to affordable, high-quality childcare;
3) countries to develop and enforce laws to restrict the marketing of breast-milk substitutes, with monitoring to routinely report Code violations.

@unicefchief and my full statement: https://t.co/CGct7DREI5

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Governments must protect #asthma-affected individuals from tobacco products & stop aggressive tobacco marketing - especially on youth.

Learn more:  https://t.co/Dhk1PwTFCS

[James Larkin @LarkinJames]

“When profits are threatened, some companies deliberately undermine public health policies, including WHO guidance, through lobbying, legal threats, ineffective self-regulation, distorting evidence, and concealing their practices,"
@McHardyJuliette quoting @DrTedros

[James Larkin @LarkinJames]

🚨Publication

"More than half of deaths in Ireland are caused by four harmful commodities: tobacco, alcohol, fossil fuels, and unhealthy foods. Commercial actors [...] are a key driver for ill-health."

Proud to co-author this piece led by @MIALONMelissa
https://t.co/dDtRNM2u9s

[Undisciplinary (undisciplinary.bsky.social) @Undisciplinary_]

NEW EPISODE!
We talk with Dr. Mélissa Mialon (@MIALONMelissa) about the "Commercial Determinants of Health" - what it is & what it isn't - as well as the power & politics of food corporations in different geographic & national contexts. #cdoh
https://t.co/HP3bn7jdxc

[boobingit @boobingit]

Clarisse Agbegnenou has been one of the French athletes advocating for better facilities for #breastfeeding athletes at the Paris Olympics. She is clearly showcasing you can be the top of your game whilst also continuing to breastfeed your child.

https://t.co/cpo5F3lLCd

[BFLGI @bflgireland]

Hoping all Irish politicians interested in protecting infant + maternal health will pop along to @LizOSullivanPhD's coffee morn in Leinster House to discuss how to implement the findings of the WBTi report which identifies key areas to improve to support #breastfeeding.

[Breastfeeding For Doctors @milkymedics]

In humanitarian emergencies, breastfeeding is critical to child survival.

We support the Operational Guidance for Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF) which outlines evidence-based actions to safeguard the health of infants & young children in emergencies.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Watch out.

Junk food marketing is everywhere.

Learn what can be done to get it out of children’s faces.

[BFLGI @bflgireland]

Excellent @RTEBrainstorm article by BFLGI member @LizOSullivanPhD and her academic colleagues.
The high cost of infant formula is a huge concern for so many families.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Honoured to meet with @PresidentIRL Michael Higgins today and discussed the ongoing negotiations on a #PandemicAccord and @WHO’s response in #Gaza. I thanked him for #Ireland’s strong political and financial support to @WHO, including in our efforts to prevent child stunting and promote breastfeeding. Together!

[BFLGI @bflgireland]

Wonderful to see these two great allies and supporters of #breastfeeding meet each other. 🇪🇹🇮🇪🇺🇳❤️

[ibreastfeed @ibreastfeed]

Ireland's new #First5 Implementation Plan acknowledges the significant impact of #Breastfeeding on child health & wellbeing. Strategic Actions include supporting more mothers to breastfeed; addressing predatory CMF marketing, more education & an all-island infant feeding survey😍

[EthicalSponsorsIre @EthicalSponsIre]

‘Unprecedented’ high rates of breastfeeding during lockdown linked to fewer allergies in infants https://t.co/dAAag8vvv7

[Clare Patton @c_patton_]

Delighted to welcome some brilliant IYCF advocates to @qubschooloflaw this morning. Follow along online using the #IYCFEIreland hashtag

#Emergency #IYCFE #FoodSecurity

[Helen Gray @HelenGrayIBCLC]

@wbtiuk @BflgUk Dr Aileen Kennedy on the low breastfeeding rates in all of Ireland: “If this is what normal looks like, what will happen during an emergency?” #IYCFEIreland

[EthicalSponsorsIre @EthicalSponsIre]

Important meeting today on #IYCFEIreland. The plan is needed for the island of Ireland for #FoodSafety and #FoodSecurity to #ProtectOurBabies. Commercial interests should have no place in this.

[Clare Patton @c_patton_]

For those attending both in-person and online, please find the final agenda attached.

@samantha_a_h, @LizOSullivanPhD, & @Kennedy_ails & I are very much looking forward to welcoming you!

#IYCF #Emergency #nutrition #HumanRights #BHR #FoodSecurity

[Julie P Smith @JuliePSmith1]

Check out the Green Feeding Tool 👇’The Tool calculates the carbon and water footprints of commercial milk formula (CMF) and helps illustrate the carbon offset that could be achieved by increasing breastfeeding and reducing commercial milk formula use.

https://t.co/qjEuuPXUwP