Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)

National network of organizations and individuals dedicated to protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant and young child feeding practices

 
IYCF Policy and Programme
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National Policy, Programme and  Coordination  


 

 
What is National Policy, Programme and Coordination
The “Innocenti Declaration” (3) was confirmed by 139 governments in 1990. It recommended all governments to have national breastfeeding committees and coordinators as established mechanisms to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the country. World Summit for Children recommends, “All governments should develop national breastfeeding policies. The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding calls for an urgent action form all Member States to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a comprehensive policy on IYCF
National Policy, Programme and Coordination : INDICATOR 6 in WBTi , an innovative initiative of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Asia for tracking assessing and monitoring the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding
know more visit http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/

 




Where we are

Key question: Is there a national infant and young child feeding/breastfeeding policy that protects, promotes and supports optimal infant and young child feeding and the policy is supported by a government programme? Is there a mechanism to coordinate like National infant and young child feeding committee and coordinator?

  Criteria Scoring
Check that apply
2005 2008
  6.1) A national infant and young child feeding/breastfeeding policy has been officially adopted/approved by the government 2 2  
  6.2) The policy promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, complementary feeding to be started after six months and continued breastfeeding up to 2 years and beyond. 2 2  
  6.3) A national plan of action developed with the policy 2    
  6.4) The plan is adequately funded 1    
  6.5) There is a National Breastfeeding Committee 1 1 1
  6.6) The national breastfeeding (infant and young child feeding) committee meets and reviews on a regular basis 1    
  6.7) The national breastfeeding (infant and young child feeding) committee links with all other sectors like health, nutrition, information etc. effectively 0.5   .5
  6.8) Breastfeeding Committee is headed by a coordinator with clear terms of reference 0.5   .5
  Total Score __/10 5 2
  Conclusions and Recommendations
  Summarize which aspects of IYCF policy, program and coordination are good and which need improvement and why, any further analysis needed and recommendations for action.
 
for details seeThe State of the World’s Breastfeeding: http://www.worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/countrysubmit.php?country=India



What we are doing (As BPNI)

  2010

Rector Digernes' (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) response to Dr.Arun Gupta's letter regarding the press release on breastfeeding research.click here.

   
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - to remove damaging statement :
gBICS Chairperson, Arun Gurpta calls on NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Rector to remove statement on recent research about androgen levels and breastfeeding which has resulted in widespread media headlines seriously damaging the worldwide efforts to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
To read the full statement from Arun Gurpta, please click here.
   
  2009
One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-6
Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 - 21 November 2009
Theme: Breastfeeding In Emergencies: Challenges & Solutions more>>
   
Global Conference on Meeting Nutritional Challenges with Sustainability and Equity
Dates: 2-3 August, 2009 more>>
   
A new global campaign was launched on 9th February 2009. The ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN: Support Women
to Breastfeed
more>>
   
  2008

New Delhi 9 December 2008: Is India destined to fall short of its Millennium Development Goal 4 for reducing child mortality? The 2008 India Report on the State of Breastfeeding/infant feeding policy and programme trends in the country( http://worldbreastfeedingtrends.org/report/WBTi-India-Assessment-Repor-2008.pdf ), released today by Sh. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Panchayati Raj, reveals the dismal state of support to women for breastfeeding and the lack of will to invest in this most effective intervention for saving newborn and infant lives and preventing early malnutrition. more>>

   
South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-5
Thimphu Bhutan, from October 13-15,08
Theme: Protecting Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: To Assess, analyze and Act more>>
   
  2007
South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-4
New Delhi,India,December 10-12, 2007
Theme: Save Babies: Support Women to Breastfeed more>>
   
Montek assures to introduce breastfeeding in 11th plan
‘Incorporate breastfeeding in new plan’ Tribune News Service, New Delhi, December 29
   
  2006

South Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum-3
Kabul, Afghanistan, November 20 - 22, 2006
Theme: Breastmilk Saves Lives, Saves Money more>>

Breastfeeding in the agenda of child survival and development programmes of Uttarakhand  
 

'Bal Vikas Samvad' (A wake-up call for 'children under six') organized under the auspices of Right to Food Campaign at Constitution Club Lawns, New Delhi on 19th Nov 2006

BPNI in collaboration with NIPCCD organized skill-training programmes on IYCF : Four such training courses were organized at NIPCCD's regional centres in Bangalore(30th Oct to 4th Nov 2006), Guwahati(30th Oct to 4th Nov), Indore(18th Dec to 23rd Dec 2006) and Lucknow(18th Dec to 23rd Dec 2006)
BPNI in collaboration with Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Development of Uttarakhand government organized 4 training workshops at Haridwar.First batch 11th Dec to 16th Dec 2006 and the second batch 18th to 23rd Dec 2006
Orientation lecture at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, N. Delhi,28 Sept.2006
BPNI members discuss IYCF with Dr. Kalam
1st regional workshop on “Promoting Child Survival, Nutrition and Health by Achieving Optimal IYCF Practices” was organized by MWCD, UNICEF and BPNI in New Delhi on 5th June 2006
 
  2005
National Convention of BPNI in New Delhi on 9th and 10th Dec 2005
  Participation in Newborn week 2005
Discussions with Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
Participation in National Consultative Meeting on Child Survival and Development of Urban Poor Population at Maulana Asad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi
Participation at Concluding Mid-Term Review of the Government of India-UNICEF, Country Programme 2003-2007 at Delhi
National Workshop on Pre-service Education organised by BPNI from 5-6 November 2005 at Gurgaon, Haryana
Participation in South Asia Breastfeeding Partners’ Forum 2 in Nepal: Ensure Exclusive Breastfeeding: Save Newborn Lives. South Asia Breastfeeding Partners’ Forum 2 was held at Kathmandu, from 26-28 October 2005
Participation in Preparatory meeting for 27th session of Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)
Participation in review of NIPCCD training in relevance to IYCF
Participation in review of NIPCCD training in relevance to IYCF
Improving the counselling skills of frontline workers in Tamil Nadu. During September 2005
Participation in Evaluation of WHO India Activities
Meeting between BPNI and various government departments to discuss the agenda of next session of Codex Committee
Participation in meeting to fight for the rights’ of the mother
Participation in Regional Consultation on Nutrition in Orissa. Dr. Arun Gupta, national coordinator
Participation in National Consultation on ICDS organised by government departments
‘National Partners Planning Meeting’ held in June 2005. The second National Partners’ Planning Meeting was held in Mussoorie from 23 to 24 June 2005
BPNI meets Govt. of Maharashtra and UNICEF to find ways to strengthen the Organisation
 



Supporting Documents
JOINT STATEMENT CALLING FOR FOOD RIGHTS OF INFANTS (First Year of Life) download
Colombo Declaration on Infant and Young Child Feeding
PEOPLE'S CHARTER FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY

Joint Statement on Infant and Young Child Feeding

National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding
Presentation on Centre-staging infant nutrition for infant survival and development
Press Release
Submission Planning Commission Government of India
Recommendations from 16 organisations for centre-staging infant nutrition

 

 



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