Sentences with phrase «young child feeding programmes»

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Workshop on «Strengthening Infant and Young Child Feeding Policies and Programmes in South Asia Region»

Trend analysis in infant and young child feeding policies, programmes and practices in South Asia

The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) assessment looks at the state of national policy, programmes and planning around infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in each country.

Because the UK is a leader in the developing world; other countries look to the UK for infant and young child feeding education programmes that will have a global impact.

Launched in 2005 by International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative monitors 10 key breastfeeding policies and programmes, drawn from the WHO's Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding and the Innocenti Declaration.

Ideally, an intersectoral team — including, for example, programme managers and staff responsible for nutrition and maternal and child health, academics, and national and international nongovernmental organizations — will use the tool as a basis for strengthening national policies and programmes that contribute to improved infant and young child feeding.

The Government of Maharashtra, Nutrition Mission, ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) and BPNI (Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India) Maharashtra, jointly with UNICEF have initiated an ambitious programme to train government / NGO functionaries in the basics of IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding).

Learning from Large - Scale Community - Based Programmes to Improve Breastfeeding Practices (2008) Authoring organization (s): World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Academy for Educational Development, Africa's Health in 2010 Published: 2008 Summary: Community - based breastfeeding promotion and support is one of the key components of a comprehensive program to improve breastfeeding practices, as outlined in the WHO / UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.

This information is aimed at programme managers and decision - makers, and those who will be in charge of revising national guidelines on prevention of mother - to - child transmission and infant and young child feeding.

Indicator 1: National policy, programme and coordination Indicator 2: Baby Friendly Initiative Indicator 3: International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes Indicator 4: Maternity protection Indicator 5: Health - professional training Indicator 6: Community - based support Indicator 7: Information support Indicator 8: Infant feeding and HIV Indicator 9: Infant and young child feeding during emergencies Indicator 10: Monitoring and evaluation

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»