| World Breastfeeding Week Around the World: South Africa World Breastfeeding Week in other countries | |
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South Africa: LINKAGES printed tee-shirts, pamphlets, bags, and banners for the week’s celebration. The Western Cape Provincial Department of Health and Tygerberg Hospital held a workshop for 59 health workers on the Code of Marketing on August 1. Country Program Coordinator Phyllis Baxen made a presentation at the workshop on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the context of HIV. She was also the guest speaker on events that led to the International Code of Marketing at an annual event (Breast fest). Peer counselors at health care facilities that provide support for breastfeeding invited breastfeeding mothers to this event which was held in a large shopping mall. Radio disk jockeys served as masters of ceremony, ensuring radio coverage. At noon all breastfeeding mothers were invited to put their babies on the breast. |
| World Breastfeeding Week 2006 (August 1-7) marked the 25th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. To date, more than 60 governments have enacted all or many of the provisions of the Code as law. The Code aims to protect and promote breastfeeding by prohibiting the advertising and aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes, feeding bottles, and teats. LINKAGES was involved in World Breastfeeding Week in several countries. | |
