"Say what you will about Nestle, but access to formula and clean water is as important to infant mortality rates as good obstetric care".
As I understand it:
Nestle gave away free formula milk to breastfeeding mothers in Africa and then when they'd switched over and stopped producing milk themselves, started charging the mothers for the formula milk.

So you're saying that Formula milk is important but also noting Nestle's involvement regarding this?
(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 18:37, 1 reply)

If I remember correctly ...
Nestle were giving away free formula as part of the big old 80s Bono and Geldof dick pulling thing. The African mothers accepted the gift graciously and then mixed it with the local (filthy) water, resulting in scores of dead infants who otherwise might have made to the age of 2 before they started to starve in earnest.

Aquifiers people! Not goats!
(Que?, Thu 3 Jun 2010, 4:50, closed)