Goal
Number of maternity care facilities implementing the ten steps to successful breastfeeding;
Ministry of Health
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - Nationally |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | 0-5 months |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 2,500,000.0 |
| Primary indicator | Percentage of children ecxlusively breasfed |
| Primary indicator baseline | 61% |
| Primary indicator target | 75% |
| Duration | June, 2021 - June, 2025 |
Goal action plan
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
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
