Global Strategy On Infant and Young Child Feeding Developing Plan of Action - 2008 Bangladesh Presented by SK Roy Members- MQK Talukdar, Ranjit Kumar Biswas, Soofia Khatun, Mohsin Ali, Mamtaz Hoque

National Policy Programme and Coordination • IYCF activities are nationally coordinated involving the nodal agencies • Action plan will be developed

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative • 496 existing • Target : 160 BFHI to be completed – Revitalization of 100 hospitals – Monitoring & evaluation – Pres service training • Medical students • Iterance

Implementation of International Code • Revision of BMS code in line of SAARC code • Monitoring and implementation of BMS Code

Maternity Protection • Propse: – 6 month maternity leave – 2 wks maternity leave • Establish – 1000 chreches • Establish – BF facilities in public faculty • Propse – BF break (1-2 hr)

Health and Nutrition Care • Mainstreaming of IYCF in health care system (Govt+NGO) • Scaling up of NNP adding 63 upzila • Lactation Manage Centre (corner) • All Med. Facilers/establishment

Community Outreach • IYCF priority through – CNCs – EPI out cent centre – Satellite clinics – Com clinic – Union Level Ward • Local Govt. representatives

Information Support • BCC • BCC materials • Media (All) • IPC

Infant Feeding and HIV • Unicef/WHO Guideline updated 2006 – Adopted Disseminated

Infant Feeding During Emergencies • Unicef/WHO/IPHN • Unicef/WHO/BBF – Guidelines developed – Will be disseminated

Monitoring and Evaluation • IYCF status Monitoring will continue • Inclusion of IYCF indicator in National Monthly MIS (MOHFW)