Trump Administration Opposed Global Pro-Breastfeeding Resolution (Until Russia Sponsored It)
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 () On Sunday, the NY Times revealed that the Trump administration tried to "water down" the passage of a resolution to promote breastfeeding during the World Health Assembly in May: "Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to limit the inaccurate or misleading marketing of breast milk substitutes. Then the United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations." [ more › ]
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 ()
On Sunday, the NY Times revealed that the Trump administration tried to "water down" the passage of a resolution to promote breastfeeding during the World Health Assembly in May: "Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to limit the inaccurate or misleading marketing of breast milk substitutes. Then the United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations." [ more › ]