Presentations

 

2021

• 'Protecting women’s and children’s health and human rights in the ‘first food’ system: commercial influence and conflicts of interest on infant and young child feeding in Australia’-2021

2020

• Health Risks Associated with Ultra-Processed Foods(UPFs)-What Steps can be taken to reduce consumption?, 2020
• Conflicts of Interest in Partnership with Baby Food/Feeding Bottle Industries : Is it harmful?-2020
• “Not Enough Milk : What are the solutions?-, 2020
• IMS Act Implementation During Covid-19: 2020

2017

• Where is Right to Health, Nutrition( Life) without a Focus on Breastfeeding? IACR Meeting , 9th Feb 2017
• Study of Trends in South Asia: 2004-2016 USA, 16 Jan 2016
• World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi): Success Story So Far -International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Humen Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management , 9-13, Jan. 2017

2016

• Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) experiences from Lalitpur, India-2nd World Breastfeeding Conference 2016, 14 Dec. 2016

• 84 Countries WBTi Report on Implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding -Key Findings-2nd World Breastfeeding Conference 2016, 12 Dec. 2016
• Launch of the 84 Countries WBTi Report on Implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding-2nd World Breastfeeding Conference 2016, 11 Dec. 2016
• Investing in the Breastfeeding Movement in India-Dec 2, 2016
• World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) Findings-Presentation by Dr.Arun Gupta, BPNI at 2016 GLOBAL PARTNERS MEETING, International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) on 20 July 2016
• Breastfeeding : A High Return on Investment to Achieve SDGs-Confrence of Nutrition Coalition, 24 Nov. 2016
• Increasing Breastfeeding Rates in Jharkhand-May 2, 2016
• Meeting of the Inter-ministerial Group on Draft Nutrition Strategy -Niti Aayog, Government of India ,29 Feb 2016
• Babies Need Mom Made Not Man Made-Increasing Relevance of Allied Healthcare Workers at GAPIO Conference , Bangalore , 8 January 2016

2015

• How to develop a law on conflict of interest at national level?-Dec. 8, 2015
• Enhancing Breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding practices practices in Himachal Pradesh-Sept. 4, 2015
• Introduction & Overview of WBTi-Sept. 1, 2015
• Working With Civil Society in India to Advocate for improved breastfeeding programmes and policies-April 29-30, 2015 New York
• How IMS Act implementation can bring down IMR in Karnataka State?-March 20, 2015, Karnataka
• Provisions of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles & Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply & Distribution) Act,1992, as Amended in 2003 (IMS Act) & present status of implementation.-March 20, 2015, Karnataka

2014

• The IBFAN Network-December 11, 2014
• Need for protection of breastfeeding from commercial influence-November 28, 2015, Ranchi
• WBCi and WBTi How Has It Evolved?-May 21, 2014, WHA, Geneva
• Providing Food Security, Tackling Undernutrition-International Symposium. Human Development in Global South: Emerging Perspectives in the Era of Post-Millennium Development Goals April 28 – 29, 2014, in New Delhi
• Conflict of Interest-the Hidden Face of Corruption--Dr.Arun Gupta, Standing Committee, Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha, 16 Jan. , 2014

2013

• The IMS Act-State Advocacy Workshop, Srinagar, 27 December 2013
• Consultation on the LANCET series on Maternal and Child Nutrition 2013-Planning Commission ,19th July 2013
• Brazil’s Example to deal with Food and Nutrition Leadership-Global Breastfeeding Movement-4th National Breastfeeding Conference Bangkok, Thailand, 5-7 June 2013

2012

• Babies Need Mom-Made Not Man-Made-WBC 2012, IHC, India, 7th December 2012

2011

• IMS Act: “Justice delayed Justice Denied”-IAP Rohtak District Meeting, Rohtak, 17 April. 2011
• Completing the Nutrition and Health Package-State Health Consultation, Bihar, 5 March 2011
• Ensuring optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding-ICMR New Delhi, 23 Feb 2011
• Importance of Infant and Young Child Feeding-Orientation meeting for plan partners and plan personnel on Improving Breastfeeding and other IYCF practices in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Lucnkow, Uttar Pradesh, 21-22 January 2011

2010

• Glaring Gaps in policy and programmes on infant and young child feeding in 33 countries-Delhi, 22 December 2010
• Evidence for infant and young child survival-Regional Consultation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, 7 December 2010
• Enhancing the value of maternity benefit scheme: Making Breastfeeding Counselling a specific "service". coordinated and budgeted.-Planning Commission, Government of India Delhi, 16 April 2010
• Key Issues in Infant and Young Child Feeding -National Breastfeeding /IYCF Committee Delhi, 9 June 2010 

2009

• Case Against Product Based Nutrition Therapy for SAM Children-Workshop on Severe Acute Malnutrition Delhi, 26-27 November 2009

• IBFAN's Role to protect, promote and support breastfeeding-One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum, Sri Lanka Colombo, 18-21 November 2009 At the opening ceremony of the One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum, he presented the role of IBFAN and how it works to protect mothers and children from commercial influence. IBFAN provides a voice to the infants and works around the world to alert health professionals, parents and caregivers to risks of artificial feeding and benefits of optimal breastfeeding . Highlighting silence around risks of formula feeding, and how IBFAN plays a watchdog role , he made a strong plea to join IBFAN's new campaigns, the "One Million Campaign" and "The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi).
• Conflict of Interest- One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum, Sri Lanka Colombo, 18-21 November 2009 Spoke on conflicts of interests at the One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum held in Colombo Sri Lanka, highlighting the presence of conflicting interests in the international and national policy making urging the nations to develop a clear guidance on this issue. Many examples were shared particularly emerging partnerships at UN and other bodies which promote public private partnerships and lead to conflicts of interests.
• The World Breastfeeding Trend Initiative (WBTi)-Al Ain UAE. 13-14 November 2009 Presented World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) at the Arab World conference and talked about " one Million campaign Support Women to Breastfeed" by presenting the campaign video.
• Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy and Strategy-Ministry of Health Royal Government of Bhutan Bhutan, 8 September 2009 Made a final presentation to Ministry of Health Bhutan, on the National Policy and Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding" after completing a detailed analysis , consultations with all stakeholders.
• "Justice delayed Justice Denied"-Global Conference on Meeting Nutritional Challenges with Sustainability and Equity Delhi, 3 August  2009
• PPPs and CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS:  Will they feed the hungry? Global Conference on Meeting Nutritional Challenges with Sustainability and Equity Delhi, 2 August  2009
• Ensuring Breastfeeding in Hospitals -Dr. B.L. Kapoor Memorial Hospital, Delhi, 30 June 2009 This is a presentation that Dr Arun Gupta made at a meeting of pediatricians and obstetricians of BL kapoor Memorial hospital for taking steps towards ensuring breastfeeding properly. He was invited to speak and initiate some steps that the hospital could take just at it beginning. The presentation talks about basic elements of health system support to women.
• Why breastfeeding is important to be protected?-Haryana State Orientation Workshop on IMS Act, 20 March 2009, Chandigarh, India
• One Million Campaign: Support Women to Breastfeed Launch of One Million Campaign. BPNI/IBFAN Asia.9th Feb.2009, New Delhi, India

2008

• Optimal Breastfeeding: Role in health and development -International Epidemiological Conference Dhaka Bangladesh 11th Feb 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2007

• WBTi : A Successful South Asia Model
• Infant Feeding and HIV prevention: Ensuring HIV Free Child Survival-International Conference on Actions to Strengthen linkages between Sexual and reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Mumbai 4-8 Feb 2007 INDIA
• Infant and Young Child Feeding for Enhancing Child Growth and Development-The National Workshop on Adoption of New WHO Child Growth Standards, Government of India, New Delhi India 8-9 February 2007

2006

• Breastfeeding : Challenges and Opportunities-2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding (Infant and young Child feeding) 19 August 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding-2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding (Infant and young Child feeding) 19 August 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Code in South Asia- 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding (Infant and young Child feeding) 19 August 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Why Maternity Entitlements? Food, Health, Care for the Mother : Optimal health, development and survival of the Child National Convention: Right To Food Campaign 7-9 April 2006, Hyderabad, India
• Presentation on Centre-staging infant nutrition for infant survival and development: A Joint Statement on Infant and Young Planning Commission, Government of India 29 December 2006, Delhi, India
• Breastfeeding for child survival, health and development-State Secretaries meeting, Government of India 24-25 April 2006, New Delhi, India
• Maternity Entitlements: Theory & Practice Guidelines for Group Discussion-National Convention: Right To Food Campaign 7-9 April 2006, Hyderabad, India Maternity Entitlements: Theory & Practice Legal Issues National Convention: Right To Food Campaign 7-9 April 2006, Hyderabad, India
• Effectively scaling up /universalizing exclusive breastfeeding, Creating Distt level Model 22 February 2006
• Breastfeeding for child survival, development and health Regional consultation meet on nutrition 9-10 January 2006, Chandigarh, India

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