Marketing techniques used by the formula milk industry include:
💰 unregulated & invasive online targeting
💰 sponsored advice networks & helplines
💰 promotions & free gifts
Claims made by the formula milk industry 🍼 about their products are often misleading, scientifically unsubstantiated & violate ❌ the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
🛎️ The @WHO has released 🆕 guidelines on abortion care, in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and help prevent over 25 million unsafe abortions that currently occur each year
ℹ️ +INFO: paho.org/en/news/9-3-20…
✳️ Access the Guidelines here: srhr.org/abortioncare/ https://t.co/cWScoE874a
🆕 report "Gender and Health Analysis: COVID-19 in the 🌎 Americas", explores the effects of the pandemic on women and girls, and presents findings in areas such as health, employment and social welfare
ℹ️ 👀 +INFO at: paho.org/en/news/8-3-20…
📢 "Possible reductions in testing may not accurately reflect the actual number of reported cases in countries. There are still some countries and territories reporting increases ⬆️ associated with the latest #COVID19 surge" @DirOPSPAHO https://t.co/RDxPQEVNJ5
As the #COVID19 death toll surpasses 2.6 million in the Americas 🌎 and restrictions lift, countries must prepare to respond quickly to new variants or outbreaks 🦠
🌎 These lessons are key to improving our COVID response and tackling other health and development challenges to build a healthier, stronger, more resilient region together 🤝
🌎 Our wins against COVID-19 show us what is possible when we work together, and use the tools 😷 we know are effective.
They also highlight where there are still gaps, and where we can do things better.
🌎 As we plan for future phases of the pandemic, we must remember that COVID-19 🦠 is still a real threat that places a greater burden on the poor and most vulnerable.
