Name: Dr. Quan Le Nga, M.D, Ph.D Country: Vietnam . (In 1 survey conducted by NIN) Table 1: Age when children receive complementary food Month age <3 months 3 months 4 months 5 months 6 months >6 months % 9.0 14.1 33.6 20.7 20.0 2.5 The time of introduction of complementary feeding to children is too early. (WBTi: Percentage of children <6 months received complementary food: 83%) Between 2004-2009, the retail value of the mild formula market increased 140% and in 2009 was valued at USD 390 million while the total government health budget in the same year was USD 309 million (Euromonitor International 2010). (1)Source: Euromonitor International (2010) (2)Source: IMF (2009) 2004-2009 milk formula retail market size and GDP by country Country 2004-2009 retail market growth (1) (%) China Vietnam Indonesia Philippines Thailand Malaysia 256% 140% 116% 99% 88% 57% 2009 retail market value per child (1) (USD per capita population aged 0-36 months) 112.0 82.6 114.0 69.8 249.4 164.7 2009 GDP (2) (USD) 3,565 1,108 2,224 1,721 3,973 7,469 •Bottle feeding of children less than 12 months of age: 2.2% (2000) 21.9% (2004) 25,6% (2006) •The time beginning providing complementary food: 4 months after birth: 33.6% 5 months after birth: 20.7% 6 months after birth: 20% Complementary foods are given from 4-6 month around 74.3% It seems that bottle feeding & complementary foods have been rising rapidly. Thank you for your attention!