“We suffer from $4.5 billion or about P240 billion worth of economic losses due to low productivity, morbidity, and premature deaths as a result of childhood malnutrition. Likewise, several cases of life and productivity loss in the #Philippines are caused by inadequate nutrition
CAMBODIA: A long-awaited victory for victims of the Nutrilatt milk powder case was delivered today as the Supreme Court upheld the verdict against the company's owner.
10 months in prison and compensation to each of parents between $10,000 and $20,000
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The first 1,000 days from #pregnancy to age 2 are critical to setting the nutritional foundation for children's future health. 👶🏿
Expanding access to #PrenatalVitamins can help support good health & nutrition for moms & babies. 💜🤍
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Women can breastfeed. Telling women to breastfeed and then hiding the education, support and structures required is simply unjust control. Would it classify as coercive control? Gaslighting? @Mark_Butler_MP because that is what’s happening
Let us remember why we have the WHO Code. Same applies in high income countries. @MurrayWatt@D_LittleproudMP this is often the result of your grants, life and death @AlboMP no exaggeration your Government grant has these consequences Image @UNICEF
NEW PUBLICATION: Maternity protection policies and the enabling environment for breastfeeding in the Philippines: a qualitative study. #IntBreastfeedJ https://t.co/fpl1IHHaWD
We are excited to welcome Sarah Bouchie as @HelenKellerIntl's next President & CEO. 💜🤍
Sarah brings nearly three decades of experience in #InternationalDevelopment leadership, with a focus on #children & #SocialJustice. 🌍
Read more: https://t.co/c1uQtKhe2R
🍽️Today, a workshop on complementary food products (CFP) in Cambodia 🇰🇭 was held by the Health Ministry, @HelenKellerIntl, and @UNICEF. A great step towards developing a National Standard for #CFP & improving children’s #nutrition. #ForEveryChild, nutrition.💙
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"The general consensus: Formula [bottle & teat] companies should NOT be allowed to: Advertise or market products in violation of the Code; Participate in public health policymaking; Partner with relevant government agencies or non-governmental groups" https://t.co/6tVjXpkczM
Hearing now from Hou Kroeun of Cambodia on country level experiences in rolling out their Code monitoring and enforcement. Comprehensive regulations including 0-36 months product scope and digital marketing 👏
For this to happen we need legislated @WHO Code with penalties and fines Substantial fines! @AlboMP you know this is true, put health before commercial interests You will save more lives doing this than basically any other measure @MarkDreyfusKCMP we need law
CARD, MLVT, MOH, MOWA high government official meeting to request for amendment of labor law to increase #maternityleave extension to 6 months. @SanneSigh