136 countries have in place some form of legal measure related to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes aimed at protecting #breastfeeding from inappropriate promotion practices

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Only 79 countries prohibit the promotion of breast-milk substitutes in health facilities.
Only 51 have laws prohibiting the distribution of free or low-cost infant formula supplies within the health care system.

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Breast-milk substitutes should never be promoted in health facilities.
Baby food companies should never be allowed to give gifts to health workers.

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Baby food companies sponsor meetings for health professionals to gain preferential access and promote their products.
But only 19 countries currently prohibit this kind of sponsorship.

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