Karleen I have been running this battle for years, not just with aid 
organizations but food banks and charities that actually enclose appeals for 
funding with the logos of formula manufacturers.
To many of these charities and food aid organizations I have suggested 
volunteering a breastfeeding hot line and even had 70 qualified 
breastfeeding counsellors lined up to keep a line going daily.  We just 
needed funding for the infrastructure.  Nobody took us up on this, not even 
Leket which is the most publicized food bank who are famous for gleaning and 
distributing surplus foods to needy families.  The main Israeli formula 
manufacture is owned of course by Nestles and although they are subsidizing 
the initial donations their hope is that needy mothers will get dependent on 
their product as happened in the Third World.
Wendy Blumfield
NCT Qualified Tutor Childbirth Educator/Breastfeeding Counsellor
Haifa, Israel 

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