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World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative ( WBT i ) : A Global Experience & Impact

World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative ( WBT i ) : A Global Experience & Impact. Overview. The Global project : Global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival( gBICS ) an intro and its objectives Info about our global network WBTi results : an example WBTi action and its impact.

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World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative ( WBT i ) : A Global Experience & Impact

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  1. World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) : A Global Experience & Impact

  2. Overview The Global project : Global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival(gBICS) an intro and its objectives Info about our global network WBTi results : an example WBTi action and its impact

  3. The Project This is a joint project between IBFAN and WABA and supported by NORAD and Sida

  4. Objective of the gBICS To contribute to Millenium Development Goal 4, for reduction of child mortality gBICS: Objective is to scale up early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding for both survival and enhancing quality of life

  5. The Global Network

  6. WBTi REACH so far…..

  7. World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) took off in 82 countries54 completed assessment

  8. Results…..

  9. Status of Breastfeeding in 51 Countries (Policy and Programmes) indicators 1-10

  10. National Policy, Programme and Coordination in 51 countries

  11. Status of International Code 51 countries

  12. Status of Maternity Protection 51 countries

  13. Impact of WBTi Country after country reported positive action after launch of WBTi After a few few years we collected information from countries during re-assessments or otherwise to report on impact

  14. Impact of the WBTi assessment tool

  15. Impact of the WBTi assessment tool

  16. Impact of the WBTi assessment tool

  17. Action so far Initiated in 82 countries and successfully completed in 54 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America in the year 2008-14. 51 country reports are uploaded on the website, process is on in remaining countries Countries are taking actions based on the status of the IYCF policies and programmes.

  18. Coming together 475 Partners including Government organization involved in WBTi assessment process in 51 Countries

  19. Thank You

  20. How to Enhance Exclusive breastfeeding ? • At least seven strategies to work simultaneously: Protection, Promotion and Support; coordination, Research, Info management, and Education/training What it takes to enhance exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and timely and appropriate complementary feeding after six months along with continued breastfeeding

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