Mozambique’s National Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes was enacted in October 2007 but there is a lack of awareness among the public and key stakeholders about the content and interpretation of the law.

IBFAN Africa therefore provided technical support and funding for a training-of-trainers of the National Code in conjunction with Mozambique’s Ministry of Health and IBFAN Mozambique Network.

Thirty participants attended the course which aimed to build capacity for implementation and monitoring of the National Code. Participants also undertook practical monitoring exercises and found several violations, mainly on labeling and point-of-sale advertising.