A message of thanks from Philippines campaigners

During International Nestle-Free Week 2012 (29 October - 4 November) people have been sending messages to Nestle about its systematic viola...

That's it for 2007

There will be a break with the blog until early in the new year. There has been a lot going on during 2007. Two highlights for me are the co...

Political leadership: where to find it

Here is a Christmas message from the nation's leader: "You - who are involved in infant and young child feeding are securing our co...

Dr. Natividad Relucio Clavano

My colleague, Patti Rundall, has written an obituary for this inspiring campaigner from the Philippines. A version of the obituary also appe...

Changing laws to better protect breastfeeding and infants fed on formula is in the news

Several media reports of note over the past few days. A news item in the British Medical Journal on our report on the need to strengthen the...

Philippines Health Secretary says protecting public health came above narrow trade interests in Supreme Court victory

Today the Department of Health, UNICEF and WHO held a joint press conference. There is a report on the Balita website at: http://news.balita...

How was protection for infant health in the Philippines achieved?

This is a story with pictures about the ruling by the Philippines Supreme Court on the Department of Health's marketing regulations, as ...

Philippines court ruling: who is behind the headlines?

Something peculiar happened with the media reporting of the Supreme Court ruling on baby milk marketing regulations in the Philippines. The ...

Philippines court ruling: formula health claims banned, warnings on labels required

I have now gone through the ruling from the Supreme Court in the Philippines and posted a press release about this on our website at: http:/...

Partial victory at Philippines Supreme Court goes some way to protecting infant health - but action is still needed

The Supreme Court in the Philippines has published a 53-page ruling on the Deparment of Health's Revised Implementing Rules and Regulati...

Philippines campaigner for infant health launches petition calling for US support

One of the organisers of simultaneous breastfeeding world record events has initiated a petition calling for support for infant health in t...

Yes to information - no to propaganda

I wrote earlier this week about criticism of the baby food industry in the Philippines by the Department of Health, UNICEF and the World Hea...

False claims on infant formula bared

The media in the Philippines has picked up on the joint press release from health agencies there, which I wrote about yesterday. See: http:/...

Industry offensive criticised in the Philippines

It was not only in the UK that Wyeth (makers of SMA formula) was on the offensive during World Breastfeeding Week . The company, which is ab...