BPNI NEWS DESK, JANUARY 29: BPNI in collaboration with UNICEF, WABA and IBFAN organized Second International Training on Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling to train the trainers of various countries. This training was held at UCMS & GTB hospitals of Delhi from 15th January 2007 to 28th January 2007.
The first phase of the training started from January 15 and lasted up to January 20 2007. Acting principal Dr S.K.Bhargav of UCMS and Additional Medical Superintendent Dr N.K.Sinha of GTB inaugurated this training programme on 15th January 2007 in presence of Dr Tarsem Jindal, chief coordinator, BPNI and Dr Arun Gupta, regional coordinator, IBFAN Asia.
Dr Arvind Saili, president of National Neonatology Forum of India, inaugurated the second phase of the training, which started from January 22, and ended on January 28, 2007. Dr K.K.Sharma, principal of UCMS, welcomed all participants and other guests attended in the training programme.
Dr Arun Gupta while addressing the participants of the 2nd international training programme said infant and young child feeding counseling should be the integral part of all maternal and child health care programmes.
Dr MMA Faridi, who was the course director of this training programme, described the process of infant and young child feeding counseling.
The entire training was conducted by using latest training tools developed by BPNI, IBFAN, WABA and UNICEF. The training tools encompass trainers guide, participants manual, counseling flip chart, power point presentation, peer counseling session, demonstration through role play, written exercises, video clips and clinical practices.
A total of 8 master trainees and 43 IYCF counseling specialist trainees participated in the training programme. The master trainees and IYCF counseling specialists were from Indonesia, Nepal and Indian states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Seven of them were medical doctors specialize in Pediatrics, Obst. & Gynaecology and Community Medicine. Other trainees comprised of medical officers, nurses, postgraduate medical students, PhD scholars in nutrition, professionals from NGOs working in the field of child nutrition, faculties of medical colleges and prevention of parent to child transmission (PPTCT) counselors.
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