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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ministry of Public Health
World Breastfeeding Trends
Initiative (WBTi)
Perspectives in challenges and
future actions
Afghanistan
Dr M. Homayoun Ludin
National Nutrition Officer/MoPH
Email:[email protected]
Phone: 0093700604649
What has changed since 2005
assessment
Indicator
2005
2009
Initiation of Breastfeeding
(within 1 hour)
Exclusive Breastfeeding
(for first 6 months)
Median Duration of
Breastfeeding
Bottle Feeding(<6 months)
N/A
36.7
No Data
83%
No Data 18 M
No Data
40%
What has changed since 2005
assessment
Indicator
2005
2009
Complementary Feeding
(6-9 months)
29 %
29 %
What has changed since 2005
assessment
-Code of BMS has been endorsed
and Trained 26 trainers by support
of IBFAN/BPNI (Dr. Faridi) April/09
-IYCF Policy and strategy has been
developed and finalized
What has changed since 2005 assessment
Afghanistan Breastfeeding
Report Card
• 2005= 30/150
• 2008= 84.5/150
National Policy, Programme and
Coordination
Implementing Code of BMS
10
10/10
10/10
8
6
WBTi
4
2
0
Code BMS
Policy
List of partners for the assessment process
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Address
Name
Title
Dr. Zarmina Safi
Acting Director Public
Nutrition Department
MoPH
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Dr M.Homayoun Ludin
IYCF National officer
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Dr M.Qasem Shams
CMAM-EMN National
officer
Dr. Ahmad Wali
MI National officer
Dr Zhuria Habib
IYCF Assistant officer
Dr Ahmad Khalid Rahin
MSM National officer
Henry mdbwe
Nutrition Espicialist
Dr Zakia Maroof
Nutrition officer
Dr Shah Mahmood Nasiri
Nutrition officer
Charlotte Dufour
Nutrition and Food Security
Consultant
Dr Ani Begum
Nutrition –MCH incharge
MoPH
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UNICEF
UNICEF
UNICEF
BASICs
WHO
Organization
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Challenges faced during the
process
• Lack of update data since 2005
• No standard surveillance system for IYCF
• No specific survey on IYCF/Caring
practice since 2005
• lack of budget for conducting IYCF survey
• Security instability
Methods used to tackle the
challenges
• Meeting and discussion with partners
• Collecting information from different sources
• Incorporated the collected information with the
questioner (WBTi)
• Censuses workshops with partners
• Sharing the findings with partners
• Incorporated partners comments
• Finalizations and submit to WBTI
•
Positive experiences during the
process
• Understanding WBTi questionnaire and
assessment
• Increased awareness of policy makers by
presenting the IYCF strategy 2009-2013.
• Improve MoPH high authority advocacy through
opening of CODE MBMS/TOT (Deputy Minister).
• Including of Breastfeeding indicators in HMIS of
MoPH
• Encouraged NGOs to add IYCF in their proposal
especially in CTC/CMAM
• Interring BF indicators in MICS survey(2010)
Suggestion for improving the
process
• Conducting specific BF survey for the country
• Establishment of standard IYCF Surveillance
system
• Technical support from IBFAN
• Capacity building of PND/MoPH in IYCF
• Regular meeting of between MoPH policy
makers and IBFAN on IYCF advocacy
• Sharing IBFAN survey and researches
• Improving IYCF committee at national level for
better coordination among partners.
Thank you
Any Questions
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