Marketing the $55 billion formula milk industry

Event 1: Wednesday 23 February 2022 10:00 – 11:30 CET I Geneva, Switzerland

Event 2: Wednesday 23 February 2022 17:00 – 18:30 CET I Geneva, Switzerland

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners will launch a new report, How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding.

Background

This report - the largest of its kind to date - draws on the experiences of over 8,500 women and 300 health professionals across eight countries. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, and highlights impacts on families’ decisions about how to feed their babies and young children. 

When

To accommodate audiences around the world, there are two time-slots available.

Event 1: Wednesday 23 February 2022

10h00-11h30       Brazzaville 

10h00-11h30       Copenhagen 

10h00-11h30       Geneva 

11h00-12h30       Cairo 

14h30-16h00       New Delhi 

17h00-18h30       Manila 

The launch (event 1) will be in English with interpretation in: Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian. 

Event 2: Wednesday 23 February 2022

08h00-9h30      Vancouver

10h00-11h30     Mexico City

11h00-12h30     Washington, DC

12h00-13h30     La Paz

13h00-14h30     Rio de Janeiro

17h00-18h30     Geneva

The launch (event 2) will be in English with interpretation in: Spanish and Portuguese. 

Registration

We invite you to join us for this launch and share this information with your colleagues and networks. 

Click here to register for event 1

Click here to register for event 2