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The Code aims to shield breastfeeding from commercial promotion that affects mothers, health workers and health care systems. The Code and resolutions also contain specific provisions and recommendations relating to labelling of infant formula and other breastmilk substitutes. i. Mothers
The policy gives "paramount importance" to population control measures and the promotion of contraception among 13 populous countries, including the Philippines, to control rapid population growth which they deem to be inimical to the sociopolitical national interests of the U.S., since the "U.S. economy will require large and increasing ...
Nutribun, also referred to as Nutri-bun or Nutriban, is a bread product used in elementary school feeding programs in the Philippines to combat child malnutrition, [1] initially as part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Food for Peace program from 1971 to 1997, [2] [3] and later as part of the child health programs of various Philippine cities.
These efforts are producing results, too: Expanded family leave policies, federal assistance programs (including TANF), and workplace policies have helped increase breastfeeding rates. For example ...
The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), also known as Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI), is a worldwide programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (), launched in 1992 in India [1] [2] following the adoption of the Innocenti Declaration on breastfeeding promotion in 1990. [3]
In the Philippines, breastfeeding is protected by various laws, such as the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 [22] and the Milk Code of the Philippines (Executive Order 51). [23] Mothers are allowed to breastfeed in public. Employers are required to allow lactating employees breaks to breastfeed or express breastmilk.
UNICEF Philippines is one of Philippine's offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund . Being one of the first UNICEF offices established in Asia [ citation needed ] , it works to uphold the rights of children in the Philippines, including their right to education, healthcare, protection from abuse and exploitation.
Breastfeeding is also associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes among mothers who practice it. [228] Longer duration of breastfeeding is associated with reduced risk of hypertension. [226] For breastfeeding women, long-term health benefits include reduced risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and endometrial cancer.