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More than half of parents and pregnant women (51%) believe they have been targeted with marketing by formula milk firms, much of which is in violation of international rules on infant feeding practices, according to a new WHO/UNICEF report. The report, How Formula Milk Marketing Influences Our Infant Feeding Decisions, is based on interviews with parents, pregnant women, and health professionals in eight countries: Bangladesh, China, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.  It reveals the formula milk industry's systematic and unscrupulous marketing methods for influencing parents' newborn feeding decisions. According to the research, industry marketing strategies include uncontrolled and intrusive web targeting, sponsored assistance networks and helplines, promotions and free gifts, and promotions and free gifts; and practices to influence training and recommendations among health workers. The messages that parents and health workers receive are often misleading,...

Donor Agencies have commended Nigeria in the areas of vaccination and immunization. The Director, Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters while...

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Defence on schools’ safety and security. The partnership tagged; “UNICEF...

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA As Nigeria celebrates the 2020 Children Day, UNICEF Nigeria has appointed the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Nigerian musician, producer and...

TOYIN ADEBAYO, ABUJA Every day, an additional 950 Nigerian children could die from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts...