Description
Promote Baby friendly hospital initiatives (BFHI) at health facilities and community (BFCI) levels. Adopt and adapt the WHO breastfeeding counselling guidance. Implement the Ten steps to successful breastfeeding as standard of care in maternities and child care facilities. Enhance enforcement of the Breastmilk substitutes (Regulation and control) Act, 2012 and sections 71 & 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 2014 KDHS to 75% in 2025.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
| 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 (<6 months) |
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| Baseline | 61% | 2014 |
| Target | 14% | May 2025 |
Progress
Status:
Progress not able to be assessed
Why this status?
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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