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Breastfeeding is best for HIV-positive mothers too – but corporate interests and weak health systems hinder progress

As a paediatrician and health researcher in South Africa, I am acutely aware of the ongoing support that women need to breastfeed.

By Ameena Goga
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A mother and her child in Peru. Photo: Flickr/ Mariano Mantel. CC BY-NC 2.0. Some rights reserved.

At the World Health Assembly in July, an excellent resolution was passed to protect, support and promote breastfeeding – and tighten controls over the unscrupulous marketing of breastmilk substitutes. The controversy it sparked was a stark reminder of the multiple interests that challenge breastfeeding.

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