COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, MATERNITY PROGRAM, MATERNITY

ENTITLEMENT,NUTRITION ENTITLEMENT,NUTRITION SUPPORT AND SKILLED SUPPORT AND SKILLED

COUNSELLINGCOUNSELLING

GROUP-3GROUP-3

SOUTH ASIA SOUTH ASIA BREASTFEEDINGPATNERS BREASTFEEDINGPATNERS

FORUM-4FORUM-4

11.12.0711.12.07

PARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

• DEEEPEKA SRIVASTAV• KP KUSHWAHA• PARAMJEET KAUR• R SATPATHY• MEMBERS: SK ROY, MOMTAZ HOUQE,

SARIKA, HARRISON, RADHA, DEEPA, NAEEM , WIMLA, SRIYANANDA, AMARA, SANJIB, KUNDAN

RECOMMENDATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON INTERVENTIONS-1INTERVENTIONS-1

• UNIVERSALISATION OF IYCF AS A SERVICE COMPONENT IN EXISTING SYSTEMS OF OUTREACH IN EACH COUNTRY.

• QUALITY TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS OF HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL FRONTLINE WORKERS BASED ON THE IBFAN 3IN 1 COURSE ADAPTED TO MEET COUNTRY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• BABY FRIENDLY INDICATORS SHOULD BE INTEGRATED AT ALL LVELS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY.

• BABY FRIENDLY INDICATORS TO BE INCLUDED IN STANDARDS OF QUALITY CARE FOR HELATH FACILITIES

• BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE SHOULD EXTEND AS A CONTINUUM OF BABY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON INTERVENTIONS-2INTERVENTIONS-2

• TRAINING AND TOOLKIT SHOULD BE COMMON TO HEALTH AND NUTRITION SYSTEMS IN EACH COUNTRY AND SHOULD INCLUDE A MOTHER CHILD CARD INFORPORATING ALL ELEMENTS FROM ANTENATAL CARE TILL SCHOOL AGE, AND USE WHO GROWTH STANDARDS FOR GROWTH MONITORING AND SHOULD HAVE PICTORIALS ON IYCF TO COUNSEL MOTHERS

• ENSURE THAT MATERNITY ENTITLEMENTS, INCLUDING EASY ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND REST DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER BIRTH, APPROPRIATE INFORMATION SUPPORT, SKILLED SUPPORT TO INITIATE BREASTFEEDING WITHIN ONE HOUR OF BIRTH AND TO MAINTAIN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND APPROPRIATE COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY BASED CHILD CARE SYSTEMS SUCH AS CRECHES WHERE NEEDED AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES AS ARE NEEDED SHOULD BE LEGALISED.

RECOMMENDATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON BUDGETINGBUDGETING

• EVERY COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE FUND ALOCATION IN PROTECTING , PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING AND IYCF

• SAARC FUND USTILIZATION FOR IYCF• USE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND

TRAINING• FUND FOR INTER-COUNTRY SHARING OF

EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING

RECOMMENDATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON MONITORINGMONITORING

• ONE TOOL FOR HEALTH,NUTRITION,IYCF, MATERNAL NUTRITION(integrated system)

• EVALUATION-EVERY 3 MONTHS

• QUALITY CONTROL

RECOMMENDATIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON REPORTING AND REPORTING AND

EVALUATIONEVALUATION

• MONTHLY REPORT COMPILATION

AT BLOCK LEVEL

EVIDENCE BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT

• EXPERIENCE SHARING EACH YEAR WITHIN SAARC

SAARC / SOUTH ASIA MEETINGS ON IYCF