South African health professional associations urged to end commercial milk formula industry sponsorship
Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
| Field | Value | |
| Title | South African health professional associations urged to end commercial milk formula industry sponsorship | |
| Creator | Pereira-Kotze, Catherine J. Lake, Lori Kroon, Max Saloojee, Haroon du Plessis, Lisanne Kubeka, Zandile Clow, Sheila Coetzee, Renier Yazbek, Mariatha Ntombela, Nomajoni Dlamini-Nqeketo, Sithembile Tshitaudzi, Gilbert Ngcobo, Silingene J. Murudi-Manganye, Nthuseni S. Fawcus, Sue Mbalati, Nzama Doherty, Tanya | |
| Description | Despite the wealth of evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding, the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry continues to grow and project future profits, fuelled by aggressive and pervasive marketing practices that include the targeting of health care professionals. When health professionals and their associations accept funding from the CMF industry, this creates a conflict of interest (COI). The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have therefore issued clear unequivocal guidance including through World Health Assembly resolutions that health care institutions and professional associations should refuse sponsorship from the CMF industry. We urge health professionals in South Africa to heed this call to protect their professional integrity and ensure that care and support for pregnant and breastfeeding women, children and families is free from commercial influence. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2025-04-04 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jcmsa.v3i1.150 | |
| Source | Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa; Vol 3, No 1 (2025); 6 pages 2960-110X 3105-4331 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://jcmsa.org.za/index.php/jcmsa/article/view/150/505
https://jcmsa.org.za/index.php/jcmsa/article/view/150/506
https://jcmsa.org.za/index.php/jcmsa/article/view/150/507
https://jcmsa.org.za/index.php/jcmsa/article/view/150/508
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