Download - WBC i and WBT i How Has It Evolved?
WBCi and WBTiHow Has It Evolved?
Dr. Arun Gupta, Regional Coordinator, IBFAN Asia
Basis: Two Key Global Tools
IBFAN Action..WBTi
South Asia Success led to Worldwide action
Action and Trends in South Asia
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative( WBTi), 82 Countries (2008-2009)
WBTi National Assessment Completed WBTi Training done & National process on
Report of analysis of policy and programmes from 51 countries
What Experts say ?
“WBTi is the first tool ever to quantify the level of protection, promotion and support for breastfeeding in a country. The higher the WBTi score the larger the increases in exclusive breastfeeding.”Chessa Lutter, PhDSenior Advisor, Food and NutritionPan American Health Organization/WHO
Higher WBTi scores predict increases in exclusive breastfeeding
Lutter and Morrow. Protection, Promotion and Support and Global Trends in Breastfeeding. Advances in Nutrition, 2013.
p=0.012; Adj R2= 62%
Ind.1: National Policy, Programme and Coordination
Criteria No of Country out of 51
A national infant and young child feeding/breastfeeding policy has been officially adopted/approved by the government
42(82.3%)
A national plan of action developed based on the policy 31(60.7%)
The plan is adequately funded 14(27.4%)
WORLD BREASTFEEDING COSTING INITIATIVE
WBCiThe special session – Meeting with Development Partners – was organizes on 8th December 2012 during the WBC2012. World Bank/SAFANSI Supported this effort(DFID/AusAID)
Output : Draft document, shared on web, comments invited
POLICY DIALOGUE ON SCALING BREASTFEEDING AND IYCF RATES –WHAT WILL IT COST?
Participants: Governments, World Bank, UN, Academics, Professionals, Civil Society, International Baby Food Action Network(IBFAN),WABA.
World Breastfeeding Costing Initiative
• Development of policies and plans AND coordination
• BFHI• Training of public health
worker• Community services and
mother support• Media promotion• Maternity Protection• Implementing the Code• Monitoring and Research
The Financial Planning Tool
What Governments said in SA?
• Dr. Hedayetul Islam Director IPHN, and Line Director National Nutrition Services Institute of Public Health Nutrition, Dhaka Bangladesh “It is an innovative tool I have seen and so easy to operate …we can make use in doing budgeting of IYCF activities, thank you IBFAN”
•
• Dr.Chandradasa ,National • Coordinator, National
Nutrition Council, President's Secretariat, Sri Lanka said "It is so user friendly, I am going to give it to few of my colleagues in government right away and let you know in couple of months”
• Based on experience in South Asia, it helps implement the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding in its entirety.
• It will contribute significantly to the targets of the WHO’s Comprehensive Implementation Plan.
• It will help Member States on the “How to” part of implementation.
• The tool fits well into the principles of WHO’s One-Health Tool and helps its expansion.
Values of the WBCi Tool
THANK YOU