cross-sectional·public health, epidemiology, pediatrics, nutrition, obstetrics and gynecology·PMC10626485
Law matters – assessment of country-level code implementation and sales of breastmilk substitutes in South Asia
Frontiers in Public Health · 19 authors, 14 centres
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This cross-sectional study assessed the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in eight South Asian countries and analyzed commercial milk formula sales in four countries.
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The study used a mix of descriptive methods, including a desk review of the 2022 WHO/UNICEF/IBFAN Code Status Report, systematic content analysis of national Code measures, and a regional workshop with key actors to assess Code implementation in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It also analyzed Global Data on the sales value and volume of commercial milk formula (CMF) and baby food from 2007 to 2021 in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Sales data showed health facilities and pharmacies are major sales channels, and lower sales volume of infant formula compared to follow-up formula and growing-up milk.
