Breastfeeding: Only 1 in 5 countries fully implement WHO’s infant formula Code

Breastfeeding: Only 1 in 5 countries fully implement WHO’s infant formula Code

6b0cd2bdb8f16d3b439426c78c3ff17c_XL.jpg30 July 2013 -- Only 37 countries, or 19% of those reporting, have passed laws reflecting all the recommendations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, according to a new WHO report published during World Breastfeeding Week. The Week is celebrated in more than 170 countries from 1 to 7 August.