Goal
Increase the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants below 6 months old from 54% in 2019 to 70% in 2025
Increase exclusive breastfeeding for <6M
Government of Sierra Leone
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | High Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - This commitment goal is for all geographic areas in the country as every district needs to improve on this indicator for child care. |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | Infants below six months of age |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 315,136.0 |
| Primary indicator | % of children below 6 months of age who are exclusively breastfed |
| Primary indicator baseline | 54% |
| Primary indicator target | 70% |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2025 |
Goal action plan
Implementation of the Multi-Sector Implementation Plan (MSP), Infant and Young Child Feeding strategy and MIYCN and SBCC strategy documents have been finalized, costed and ready for implementation. if the required funding for the implementation of these strategies are secured, there will be an impact of increasing the rate of not only exclusive breastfeeding but also improvement in MIYCN indicators.
The revitalization of community nutrition activities by the community health workers' programme in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation as well as mothers' support groups activities will impact on increase in the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for children below six months of age.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
