The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2006 began in the country yesterday with a call to control the marketing of alternative baby foods.
The theme of this year's WBW is 'International code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes: 25 years of protecting breastfeeding'.
The inaugural ceremony of WBW was held at Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium in the city, organised by Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation (BBF).
Speakers at the ceremony said that with dazzling advertisements, many unregistered baby foods distributors and marketers who import and manufacture substandard breastmilk substitutes (BMS) are putting child health and nutrition at risk.
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