<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Arun Gupta</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:arun.ibfan@gmail.com">arun.ibfan@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is to keep you updated on the WBTi work and the global repository of policy and programmes. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As we move in the next decade, I have something very special to share with you. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Sri Lanka has the distinction of being the</b> Nation among 97 WBT</span><i style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">i </i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">countries to achieve a</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Green</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>color- code f</b>or the scores on policy and programmes. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sri Lanka now <b>ranks number ONE and scores 91 out of 100 in their 5</b></span><b><sup style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">th</sup><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">WBTi assessment 2019. The links below provide source and comparison with countries in South Asia. </font></b></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans">Please feel free to share this information with the concerned.</div><div style="font-family:LucidaSans"><br></div><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/uploads/resources/document/wbti-press-release-9-jan-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/uploads/resources/document/wbti-press-release-9-jan-2020.pdf</a><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;border-style:none none solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;border-bottom-color:rgb(79,129,189);padding:0cm 0cm 4pt"><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;line-height:23px">Press Briefing: The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi), Congratulates Sri Lanka on achieving first “Green” nation status supporting breastfeeding women<u></u><u></u></span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><i><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Sri Lanka scores 91/100 on 10 parameters policy and programmes in support of breastfeeding women, and leading to improved breastfeeding practices drastically.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">New Delhi, January 9, 2020:</span></b><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBT<i>i</i>) congratulates Sri Lanka having achieved the status of first ever “Green” Nation in supporting breastfeeding women. This is based on its performance on ten indicators of policies and programmes the WBT<i>i</i> uses to color- code and rank countries. In an ascending order of performance WBT<i>i </i>color codes are Red, Yellow, Blue and Green.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">According to WBT<i>i </i>Sri Lanka is</span><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/wbti-country-ranking.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG"> number 1 among 97 countries</span></a><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> who have so far reported.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">“Sri Lanka who scored 91/100 earned a green color code, which implies best level of performance. This is the result of persistent efforts since 2005 to pursue improvements. Sri Lanka has demonstrated high level commitment towards health and nutrition of mothers and babies” says Dr. Arun Gupta the global coordinator of <i>WBTi. </i></span>Not surprisingly, Sri Lanka ranks number 1 on the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-india-lets-down-its-women-on-health-and-jobs/articleshow/72880043.cms" target="_blank">health and survival sub-index</a> having taken effective steps in this direction. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify"><br><i><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">“In 2019, Sri Lanka scored Green code in 7 out of 10 indicators, 2 are in blue and one in yellow. Maternity protection and implementing the International Code of Marketing for Breastmilk Substitutes needs more attention in our country, we want to get green there also” says Wimala Ranatunga, the WBT<i>i</i> coordinator of Sri Lanka and President of the Sarvodya Women’s Movement.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Experts at the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India in Delhi developed the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative </span><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">(WBT<i>i</i>)</span></a> <span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">and launched it worldwide. So far 120 countries have been involved in WBT<i>i</i> and 97 have completed assessments and reported. As WBT<i><u>i</u></i> expects, many countries have done repeated assessments 2-3 or 4 times since 2005. India and Sri Lanka have done it 5<sup>th</sup> time in 15 years.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">The WBT<i>i </i>assists countries to assess and analyse gaps, and then calls for action to bridge the gaps. It has led to development of a </span><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/wbti-country-report.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">data repository of policy& programmes</span></a><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">. Alongside, the WBT<i>i</i> portal provides scoring, ranking, color- coding of the country performance on 10 indicators of policies and programmes that it measures. The WBT<i>i</i> makes this information available to everyone. The WBT<i>i</i> process includes re-assessment every 3-5 years as an integral part to check the trends in country. It has been seen that the more countries do re assessment the better are the improvements in policy and programmes/services to women to remove the barriers they face while breastfeeding. These barriers include lack of support by health systems, lack of facilities and break times at work, and aggressive promotion of baby foods by the companies. The WBT<i>i findings </i>raise awareness of gaps and generate action to ask the governments and employers to bridge the gaps where needed. <u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">The WBT<i>i </i>tools generate color- coded simple graphics, which are easily understandable by the policymakers to identify and prioritize areas for investment. For example if an indicator is in ‘Red’ it needs greater attention. Thus the WBT<i>i</i> comes in handy to strengthen a country’s policy implementation and services.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><a href="https://www.aliveandthrive.org/new-cost-of-not-breastfeeding-tool-launched/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">Inadequate breastfeeding costs the global economy almost $1 billion each day.</span></a><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> This loss is due to lost productivity and healthcare costs. In addition it saves 700,000 lives annually. Breastfeeding majorly benefits child health, women’s health and prevents non -communicable diseases. This can only be achieved through galvanizing national actions to protect, and support every pregnant and lactating woman.<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Globally only 41% of infants of 0-6 months are exclusively breastfed. The World Health Assembly has set a target to reach 50% by 2025, every country should contribute to it. </span><a href="https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/global-bf-collective-investmentcase.pdf?ua=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">According to WHO and UNICEF</span></a><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> every pregnant and breastfeeding woman and the baby require an enabling environment in order to begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth, breastfeed exclusively for 6 months and continue breastfeeding along with adequate foods till 2 years or beyond. <u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b><u><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">For more information contact:<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><u><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">WBT<i>i</i> Global Secretariat<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">BP-33, Pitampura,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Delhi 110034<u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Dr Arun Gupta<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><a href="mailto:arun.ibfan@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">arun.ibfan@gmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><div style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)"> </span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG;color:rgb(37,37,38)">Nupur Bidla<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><a href="mailto:nupurbidla@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Munged-3qWdvFILsG">nupurbidla@gmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><br style="break-before:page" clear="all"></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b><u>Notes for Editor<u></u><u></u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b> </b></p><p style="font-family:LucidaSans;margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b>WBTi Global Data Repository<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/wbti-countries.php" target="_blank">https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/wbti-countries.php</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><b> </b></p><p style="font-family:LucidaSans;margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><b>Comparison of India with South Asian countries on the progress on policy and programmes related to breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;margin-left:18pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/uploads/resources/document/comparison-of-india-with-south-asian-countries.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/uploads/resources/document/comparison-of-india-with-south-asian-countries.pdf</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:LucidaSans;text-align:justify;line-height:16.100000381469727px"><u></u> <u></u></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Dr. Arun Gupta MD FIAP</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Central Coordinator, BPNI</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none"><a href="https://www.bpni.org/" target="_blank">https://www.bpni.org/</a></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div>
<div dir="auto" style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"></div></div><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Dr. Arun Gupta MD FIAP</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none">Central Coordinator, BPNI</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline!important;float:none"><a href="https://www.bpni.org/" target="_blank">https://www.bpni.org/</a></span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br>MD, World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative(WBTi)<a href="https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/" target="_blank">https://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"> <br>Regional Coordinator- IBFAN South Asia,<br>Advisor, IBFAN Global Council,<br><br>Convener<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Alliance Against Conflict of Interest(AACI) <a href="http://www.aaci-india.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aaci-india.org/</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">& <br>Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest(NAPi)<a href="http://www.napiindia.in/" target="_blank">http://www.napiindia.in/</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"> </div><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">BP-33, Pitampura | Delhi- 110034. </span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Email id : </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"><a href="mailto:arun.ibfan@gmail.com" target="_blank">arun.ibfan@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Mobile: 9899676306</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Tweet : @moveribfan</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Skype: arungupta1696</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Our Ethical Policy-</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">As a policy BPNI does not accept funds of any kind from the companies</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">manufacturing baby foods, feeding bottles</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">etc. and from organization/industry having conflict of</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">interest.</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:"Lucida 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<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"> <br>Regional Coordinator- IBFAN South Asia,<br>Advisor, IBFAN Global Council,<br><br>Convener<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Alliance Against Conflict of Interest(AACI) <a href="http://www.aaci-india.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aaci-india.org/</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">& <br>Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest(NAPi)<a href="http://www.napiindia.in/" target="_blank">http://www.napiindia.in/</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"> </div><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">BP-33, Pitampura | Delhi- 110034. </span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Email id : </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"><a href="mailto:arun.ibfan@gmail.com" target="_blank">arun.ibfan@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Mobile: 9899676306</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Tweet : @moveribfan</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Skype: arungupta1696</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">Our Ethical Policy-</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">As a policy BPNI does not accept funds of any kind from the companies</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">manufacturing baby foods, feeding bottles</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">etc. and from organization/industry having conflict of</span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important"> </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans";font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);float:none;display:inline!important">interest.</span><br style="font-family:"Lucida 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