Shared principles of ethics for infant and young child nutrition in the developing world.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The defining event in the area of infant feeding is the aggressive marketing of infant formula in the developing world by transnational companies in the 1970s. This practice shattered the trust of the global health community in the private sector, culminated in a global boycott of Nestle products and has extended to distrust of all commercial efforts to improve infant and young child nutrition. The lack of trust is a key barrier along the critical path to optimal infant and young child nutrition in the developing world.

Discussion

To begin to bridge this gap in trust, we developed a set of shared principles based on the following ideals: Integrity; Solidarity; Justice; Equality; Partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication; Responsible Activity; Susta

SUBMITTER: Singh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2906463 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature