PHM-Exch> The State of Breastfeeding in 33 Countries ( 2010)

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Arun Gupta <arun at ibfanasia.org>

The State of Breastfeeding in 33 Countries ( 2010) Tracking Infant and Young
Child Feeding Policies and Programmes Worldwide
http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/WBTi-report.php
The 33 country report presents findings in 10 areas of action as stated is
the WHO's Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding . These 10
areas form the core indicators of this programme-World Breastfeeding Trends
initiative (WBT* i* ) –a tool for action , and central component of the
global Breastfeeding Initiative for Child Survival (gBICS), which is-a Joint
IBFAN-WABA initiative launched in 2009.

The UN Secretary General's recently launched “ Global Strategy for Women's
and Children's Health”– having an output that in 2015 alone, 21.9 million
more infants would be exclusively breastfed for first six months. The report
provides answers on how to do it as it shows the gaps in policy and
programmes that support women. Bridging these gaps is essential to enhance
the number of exclusively breastfed infants. Such on action would also help
to increase the intervention coverage of feeding indicators in the
“Countdown to 2015, Maternal New born and Child Survival report”

WBT* i* is a helpful tool for action and future work at national level. More
countries are likely to join as others repeat assessments to study trends.
Join in !
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