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”

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• 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

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