Transcript IBFAN Asia Pacific: Way forward… • Globally…. 10.9 million children under the age of five die annually and majority of these are in Asia.

IBFAN Asia Pacific: Way
forward…
• Globally….
10.9 million children under the age of
five die annually and majority of
these are in Asia.
• Globally…..
Where 1 million babies’ lives are saved
every year because their mothers
choose to breastfeed.
• A world …
Where all babies are breastfed
exclusively for 6 months and up to
2 years and beyond.
IBFAN works for the reality
IBFAN
• IBFAN is a global network of more than 200 grassroots
and public interest groups working to reduce infant and
young child morbidity and mortality.
• IBFAN aims to improve the health and well being of
babies and their families through the protection, promotion
and support of optimal infant feeding practices.
• IBFAN works for the universal and full implementation of
‘International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk
Substitutes’ and relevant World Health Assembly (WHA)
resolutions.
• 1998 Recipient of the Right Livelihood Award.
Birth of IBFAN
• IBFAN was founded on October 12th, 1979 after
the joint meeting of WHO and UNCEF on infant
and young child feeding.
• IBFAN has completed 25 years celebrated its 25th
Birthday anniversary in Oct 2004.
• Global IBFAN Regional Coordinating Offices:
1. IBFAN Africa
3.
IBFAN Asia Pacific
5. IBFAN Latin America
2. IBFAN Arab World
4. IBFAN Europe
6. IBFAN-North America
IBFAN works on Seven
Principles….
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The right of infants everywhere to have the highest level
of health.
The right of families, and in particular women and
children, to have enough nutritious food.
The right of women to breastfeed and to make informed
choice about infant feeding.
The right of women to full support for successful
breastfeeding and for sound infant feeding practices.
The right of all people to health services which meet
basic needs.
The right of health workers and consumers to health care
systems which are free of commercial pressures.
The right of people to organise in international solidarity
to secure changes which protect and promote basic
health.
About IBFAN Asia Pacific
• International Code Documentation Centre (ICDC),
Penang has been functioning as Regional
Coordinating Office (RCO) of the IBFAN Asia
Pacific for several years.
• In Oct 2001, at the IBFAN networking meeting,
participants decided to take action towards a new
structure and led to the development of an Interim
Council. And in 2003 RCO moved from Penang to
Delhi.
Promoting Breastfeeding
2003…..
• Organized Asia Pacific Conference on
Breastfeeding.
500 delegates from 38 countries , led to the Delhi Declaration on Infant and
Young Child Feeding
• Organized Infant Feeding and HIV: A
Regional Colloquium for the Asia Pacific
150 delegates from 29 countries participated, its recommendations have been
very crucial in initiating action within government programmes.
Strengthening Infant Feeding & HIV:
Promotion of Global
Strategy:
-Development of materials
like documents, CD, PPT etc.
-Technical support to
countries.
-Organized ‘Regional Colloquium for Asia
Pacific Region’.
-Regional Working Group.
-Development of Training materials like The 3in-1 Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding
and Infant Feeding & HIV.
-Developing National level trainers.
-Support to other regions like CARK etc.
-Link with WABA’s Task Force on prevention
of infant HIV.
-Advocacy meetings with UNDP
IBFAN Asia Pacific
Regional
Coordinating Office
International Code:
Exclusive Breastfeeding
Campaign:
-PPT
-Posters
-Paintings etc.
-Technical materials
sharing.
-Development of software
toolkit
-5 countries in E Asia.
-8 countries in S Asia.
-SEA & Pacific in planning
mode.
-Other regions were
considering.
Advocacy at International
& National level meetings:
Strengthening Network:
-Strengthening sub regions.
-Organized ‘Asia Pacific
Conference on Breastfeeding’.
-South Asia Breastfeeding
Partners Forum.
-LFA Training.
-Capacity building grants.
-Providing technical information
by Updates.
-E-sharing all over the region
app. 600 contacts.
-Sharing network information
through Newsletters.
World Breastfeeding
Trends Initiative (WBTi)
-1st International Code
training in Korea, EA 5
countries participated.
-Supported to Code
training in Fiji, Pacific.
-India Act saved from
being repealed.
-Mongolia gets a Law.
-Pakistan gets a Law.
oAdvocacy and technical work
with UN:
- WHO: EB and WHA
- UNICEF
- UN SCN
- UNAIDS and with INGOs
oRegional Meetings
- Ministerial Consultations on
Maternal and Child Nutrition.
- South Asia Maternal &
Neonatal Mortality/ Morbidity
Reduction Network.
oDevelopment of advocacy
documents, publishing and
dissemination.
Complementary Feeding:
-International Workshop on
‘Indigenous Foods for
Complementary Feeding’
Southeast Asia.
HIV
Protecting Breastfeeding
Supporting Breastfeeding
HIV