«The implications [of the attacks] run way beyond polio,» Aylward says, because
targeting health workers will deprive Pakistani children from receiving other basic health services as well.
Baby Milk Action is currently organising protests to expose how Nestlé — which has controlled the SMA brand since December 2012 — is
targeting health workers in breach of World Health Assembly marketing standards.
For example, it is running a series of events
targeting health workers to build contact lists and to draw them into defending the company and promoting its interests and products.
An Indian government letter sent to the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) dated March 7, takes Nestle to task for allegedly
targeting health workers.
Nestlé's «NEW SMA HA Infant Milk» is the focus of a new marketing campaign
targeting health workers in the UK (below, Nestlé continues to claim that its SMA HA Infant Milk is «clinically proven to reduce risk of developing cow's milk protein allergy»).
10 November 2015: Nestlé is
targeting health workers in the UK again with SMA branded study days.
In another sign of the increased competition, Danone is rebranding its initiatives
targeting health workers with formula brand names and is also using good causes — such as the Tommy's Baby Race at Bluewater on 30 June — to promote its Cow & Gate brand.
Nestlé is
targeting health workers in violation of international rules.
18 July 2014: Take a look at Mike Brady's latest post on the protests at Nestlé and Danone events
targeting health workers.
Nestlé's invests heavily in
targeting health workers.
It will continue
targeting health workers with gifts and sponsorship to endorse its products.
Its leading competitor, Danone, is also
targeting health workers through sponsorship, study days, professional services and other initiatives.
In any case, the questions reveal how marketers develop their strategies for
targeting health workers.
The monitoring found sales representatives, principally from Nestlé and Danone,
targeting health workers, shop keepers and parents.
«I asked Mr. Brabeck specifically why Nestlé's CEO defended company events
targeting health workers in India when the Indian Government has confirmed that this violates their laws.
It has recruited a team of Nestlé Nutrition Representatives who are
targeting health workers.
* According to the Indian Government, Nestlé's activities
targeting health workers «are violative of Section (9) of the Infant Milk Substitute Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act 1992 and Amendment Act 2003».
The Indian Government has confirmed that Nestlé's events
targeting health workers in India break its laws.
These include similar practices such as those now being seen in the UK, such as
targeting health workers with sponsored events, using samples to approach mothers and aiming to make babies, «Nestlé babies».
Parents who buy formula pay premium prices to cover the cost of expensive television and mass media advertising, baby clubs targeting parents, events
targeting health workers etc. etc..
Dumex and Nutricia aggressively
targeting health workers.
Nestlé is not the only formula company who are aggressively marketing baby foods and
targeting health workers to encourage them to endorse company products.
It's not a free lunch — it's a Nestlé marketing strategy Nestlé is actively
targeting health workers in the UK having completed its takeover of Pfizer Nutrition / Wyeth and the SMA brand of formula in December 2012.
Nestlé employs Clinical Representatives with the stated responsibility of
targeting health workers to achieve brand endorsements for its formula brand.
It shows something of the methods used to
target health workers and the reality of taking on a corporation as powerful as Nestlé.
Nestlé has set up a network of Nutrition Representatives who
target health workers and is currently recruiting a «Clinical Network Representative» with the following responsibilities:
Baby Milk Action is preparing a kit of materials to enable others to do the same wherever Nestlé, its leading competitor, Danone, or other baby food companies
target health workers with sponsorship.
Nestlé is not able to
target health workers in most health facilities as they prohibit company representatives from targeting staff.
A job description for a Nestlé post in Canada (July 2014) sets out the major responsibilities of the staff employed to
target health workers:
Not true — when the filmmakers researched the story they found that company representatives continue to
target health workers.
Nestlé has recruited a network of clinical representatives to
target health workers, with the stated purpose of securing endorsements for the brand.
But it is a multi-million pound market and Nestlé is today effectively encouraging parents to self - diagnose their children as being at risk of developing cows» milk protein allergy, while
it targets health workers with misleading information and study days.»
target health workers with gifts or idealising product information (RG 21)(be wary of company events, sponsorship and reps wanting to meet).
Nestlé tries other routes to
target health workers.
Not exact matches
The United States also encouraged the use of more selective terror in which government leaders, teachers,
health workers, land - reform promoters, and others associated with the development of social programs of the government were
targeted for assassination.
Violations noted by UNICEF Lao include promotion in
health facilities and
targeting of
health workers, where it states: «Two companies (Nestlé and Dumex [a Danone company]-RRB- were the most noticeable companies».
When Nestlé runs mass media advertising campaigns,
targets parents with baby clubs or throws a promotional event for
health workers at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London to encourage them to promote SMA — who pays for it?
BFLG is campaigning for manufacturers and distributors to respect the law, stop spending millions on advertising, baby clubs,
targeting of
health workers etc..
Baby Milk Action has embarked on its «Say NO to formula company sponsorship «campaign in response to the many messages of concern we receive from
health workers who are
targeted by companies and also dismayed to see events they might otherwise attend being sponsored by companies.
The Indian Department of
Health confirmed in March this year that the company's targeting of health workers is against the law: «In our opinion, which has been clearly expressed in our letter dated 17 August 2010, such activities violate [the Indian Law].&
Health confirmed in March this year that the company's
targeting of
health workers is against the law: «In our opinion, which has been clearly expressed in our letter dated 17 August 2010, such activities violate [the Indian Law].&
health workers is against the law: «In our opinion, which has been clearly expressed in our letter dated 17 August 2010, such activities violate [the Indian Law].»
Danone is stepping up its
targeting of
health workers and the public around the world, in violation of international baby milk marketing standards.
Since then the aggressive practices it uses elsewhere have become more evident, particularly
targeting of
health workers.
While admitting to some violations, Nestlé ignores those such as gifts and sponsorship to
health workers, direct
targeting of pregnant women and mothers of infants and young children or advertising of infant formula brands.
engage with
target groups, e.g. trade unions,
workers rights organizations, human rights agencies, occupational
health organizations, and women's and youth groups, to protect the breastfeeding rights of women in the workplace.
28 August 2014: Read and share the campaign blog Nestle cancels
health worker event in UK — but
targets parents with baby show in Ireland.
Companies can provide scientific and factual information to
health workers, but many
health facilities ban company representatives from
targeting staff directly on site.
It is the latter who pay for promotion, such as advertising campaigns, mother and baby clubs,
targeting of
health workers and so on through premiums on top of what is already one of the most profitable products on the supermarket shelves.
She cites a 2012 study in Pakistan that found the practices from Aamir's time continue, with
health workers being
targeted.
Companies are limited to providing factual and scientific information to
health workers and must not
target pregnant women and mothers:
The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India has exposed other examples of Nestlé
targeting of
health workers.