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Sharing South Asia Experience

Sharing South Asia Experience. South Asia Assessment 2005. Assessment in 8 countries of south Asia Gaps identified and country reports generated Web uploading on WBT i website done Effectively used to generate actions during last three years at regional and national level.

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Sharing South Asia Experience

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  1. Sharing South Asia Experience

  2. South Asia Assessment 2005 • Assessment in 8 countries of south Asia • Gaps identified and country reports generated • Web uploading on WBTi website done • Effectively used to generate actions during last three years at regional and national level

  3. Country Status in South Asia 2006 1 Sri Lanka 116/150 2 Bangladesh 91.5/150 3 Maldives 88.5/150 4 Pakistan 75.5/150 5 Nepal 71.5/150 6 India 68/150 7 Afghanistan 30/150 8 Bhutan 30/150

  4. Impact of WBTi Assessment in South Asia • Improved partnerships at regional and national level • Increased capacity of breastfeeding groups • Ensured government participation • Data and documents generated for all the countries • Increased demand of skills training, from all states of India and other countries

  5. How the Process Evolved?

  6. Afghanistan • Developed and finalized the draft code - waiting for approval • Formation of Afghanistan breastfeeding promotion partners (ABPP) • Establishment of national breastfeeding promotion board • Host of south Asia breastfeeding partners forum-3 • Kabul declaration on IYCF

  7. Bangladesh • Country-level revitalisation of the breastfeeding movement. • National conference on breastfeeding and complementary feeding organised, 500 participants. • The national infant and young child feeding strategy has been finalised. Curriculum revision in light of IYCF;

  8. Bhutan • Actions and Plans 2007 • Assessment of BFHI has been carried out, with a view to revitalizing. • Advocate for maternity leave for 14 weeks and worksite accommodation for breastfeeding; • Survey on IYCF practices; • Advocacy for approval of BMS Code by National Assembly; • Reactivation of National Committee on promotion and protection of breastfeeding as National IYCF Committee.

  9. India • Partnership Government of India and UNICEF strengthen • National consultation on IFE and IF-HIV • A national plan of action developed • State level implementation • Serious consideration is 11th Five Year Plan for a budget head

  10. India - A Unique National Consensus

  11. “Joint Statement” being discussed at the Planning Commission on 29 December, 2006, Planning Commission of India

  12. Maldives • National Consultation to finalise the ‘Regulations’ • Breastfeeding Coordinating Committee was revised. • Identified a focal point.

  13. Nepal • National capacity has been increased to impart • skills training on IYCF • The Nepal Breastfeeding Promotion Forum – the • local IBFAN group - organised the South Asia • Breastfeeding Partners’ Forum -2. • A draft strategy document for IYCF is ready.

  14. Pakistan • Regular participation in the regional events • Renewed government initiatives

  15. Sri Lanka Intensified monitoring and evaluation of the Code. The country has already started working on thegaps revealed by WBTi, focusing on: • Bottle feeding, • BFHI, • Maternity Protection and • Infant feeding and HIV.

  16. Lessons • WBTi assessment is • Doable and feasible, action oriented research • Effective means to generate new action and capacity building • Lead to development of local partnerships with governments and others • Responses are not always uniform, it takes patience and regular dialogue

  17. www.breastfeedingtrends.org Thank you The First Lady of Timor Leste at 7th Ministerial Consultation on Children Cambodia March 2005

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