Child health, infant formula funding and South African health professionals: Eliminating conflict of interest
| Autor: | Lori Lake, M. Manyuha, Rina Swart, Tanya Doherty, Christiaan Scott, Ameena Ebrahim Goga, Haroon Saloojee, C. Witten, Max Kroon, David Sanders |
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| Přispěvatelé: | 26764946 - Witten, Chantell B. |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Direct-to-consumer advertising
Health professionals business.industry Conflict of Interest Breastfeeding Conflict of interest Psychological intervention MEDLINE Child Health Infant General Medicine Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Child health Infant Formula South Africa Breast Feeding Nursing Infant formula Medicine Food Industry Humans business |
| Zdroj: | SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 109, Issue: 12, Pages: 902-906, Published: DEC 2019 |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 |
| Popis: | Despite clear evidence of the benefits of exclusive and continued breastfeeding for children, women and society, far too few children in South Africa (SA) are breastfed. One of the major impediments to improving this situation is the continued and aggressive marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMSs) and infiltration of the BMS industry into contexts with exposure to health professionals. In this article we, as academics, practitioners and child health advocates, describe contraventions of the regulations that protect breastfeeding in SA and argue that bold, proactive leadership to eliminate conflict of interest in respect of the BMS industry is urgently required, together with far greater investments in proven interventions to promote and support breastfeeding. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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