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

 
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BPNI plans to strengthen and expand activities by working in various different areas of work:

I. Training

BPNI advocates work towards training of health professionals and community workers to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding. BPNI will coordinate and facilitate the education and training of grassroot personnel in the health and nutrition sector, both public & private hospital. BPNI will enhancing quality of BFHI through improved training.

II. Information

BPNI shall expand the availability of information on breastfeeding and complementary feeding at the local, state, national and regional level; strengthen the capacity of breastfeeding resource center to collect, use and share information to support programs. BPNI will assist in disseminate of malnutrition produced by BPNI, IBFAN and WABA, including maintenance of a website for information.

III. Research

BPNI will encourage research on breastfeeding and complementary feeding issues and disseminate these findings for protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.

IV. Women and work

BPNI will support special needs of working women through advocacy work and information campaigns towards ensuring their rights.

V. Monitoring and Implementation of the IMS Act

BPNI will work on systematic monitoring the compliance of the IMS Act, International Code and subsequent World Health assembly resolutions by providing information and training development of materials at all levels.

VII. Education

BPNI will analyse & develop curriculum on encourage on infant issue and institutions to adapt them in their training. It will also continue to evaluate the impact of the same on practices.

VII. Social mobilization

BPNI will support social mobilization towards a breastfeeding culture to all and disseminating information to promote, protect and support breastfeeding.

VIII. Policy and planning

BPNI will constantly work to have plans and policy for future actions & activities.

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