Description
Promote baby-friendly hospital initiatives at health facility (BFHI) and community (BFCI) levels. Adopt and adapt the World Health Organisation breastfeeding counselling guidance. Implement the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as the standard of care in maternities and childcare facilities. Enhance enforcement of the Breastmilk Substitutes (Regulation and Control) Act, 2012, and sections 71 and 72 of the Health Act, 2017. Facilitate Kangaroo Mother Care for low-birth-weight infants.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Exclusive breastfeeding
Description
Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life from the current 61% (as per the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey) to 75% in 2025.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Exclusive breastfeeding
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Policy >
Nutrition care services
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of exclusively breastfed children (under 6 months of age) |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 61% | 2014 |
| Target | 14% | May 2025 |
Progress
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| Progress report |
Progress not able to be assessed
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator’s updated (latest) level or status.
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