World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action : WABA


	The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals & organisations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide. WABA action is based on the Innocenti Declaration, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding. WABA is in consultative status with UNICEF & an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

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Children's Health, Children's Rights: Action for the 21st Century

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Mrs. Helen Armstrong

Four continents Forum's participants

In the U.S the marketing of baby foods is around US$20 million.
In the U.K. more than £267 million is spent on infant milk formula and baby food.
Baby junior foods is a new market for manufacturers of artificial baby foods.
France exports infant milk formula and baby foods of up to 3.4 million francs.
In China, 37.1 billion yuan is spent on baby foods and this will increase to 224.7 billion yuan by the year 2000.
The distribution of new products of baby foods increased in one year from seven types in 1993 to 45 different types in 1994 mostly for toddlers and sick babies - a market of over US$144 million.

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