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Achievements, Gaps and Action Plan - India. Participants from India. What We Could Achieve. Pursue actively with Govt. to form a National policy on IYCF Organize National level advocacy meeting Project report card, gaps & policy status Demand for separate budget for IYCF
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Achievements, Gaps and Action Plan - India Participants from India
What We Could Achieve • Pursue actively with Govt. to form a National policy on IYCF • Organize National level advocacy meeting • Project report card, gaps & policy status • Demand for separate budget for IYCF • Demand to Constitute National IYCF authority • Conceptualization & Implementation of WBTi • Prepare project proposal, sub national tool • Training of states to launch this in states. • State assessment for IYCF indicators. • Provide Technical inputs on IYCF
BFHI • Advocacy to revive BFHI in country • Prepare concept note on BFHI • Reach NRHM to incorporate BFHI in NRHM draft document
The Legislation • Observe BPNI Day as “IMS ACT DAY” and 2008 BPNI Day as “WBTi Day” • Dissemination of IMS Act information • Reach NCPCR & collaborate for protection of IMS Act.
Maternity Protection • Amendment in existing legislation for maternity protection to harmonize the recent change of extending 6th pay commission to organize and unorganized sector
Mother Support & Community Outreach • Continue demand for counseling training of Health & Nutrition Team
HIV & Infant feeding • Reach out to research institutes / NACP / State AIDS control society to Institutionalize IYCF / HIV Counseling training in their Calendar. • Preparing Technical document based on available research & dissemination
Infant feeding during emergencies • Reach National Disaster Management Authority to include Breastfeeding as a major emergency response.
Monitoring & Evaluation • Request & demand Government to have annual report on IYCF Indicators.
What We could not Achieve • Prepare Maternity Protection Kit & disseminate it to sub national level • Revive National core group on Pre service IYCF • Prepare & submit the project on Pre-Service IYCF • Preparing technical document on IYCF in emergencies
Plans for the Year 2010 • Work for revival of National Breastfeeding Committee/National IYCF committee to pursue issues of policy etc. • Integrating Newborn care with frontline worker. • Preparing and disseminating MP Kit. • Reviving Pre-service IYCF project. • Preparing technical document on IYCF in emergencies