Wilhelm, Lola

Business and Global Child Health. Nestlé’s Medical Strategy in Transnational Paediatric and Humanitarian Networks - 2021.


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Business participation in global health policies has generated few in-depth historical studies. By focusing on the emblematic case of Nestlé, this article explores how, from the inter-war period to the 1950s, the company emerged as a central actor in the elaboration of scientific knowledge, medical practices, and public policies linked to child health and nutrition.