World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)Indicators

Group PalauGroup Members:Judy, Santy, RU,

Dr. Bechesrrak, Dr.Decherong, Phillom, Carol, Loretta, Sher

What we have:• Nat’l Hospital Policy• RPPL 7-100• Healthy Lifestyle Guideline• NCD Strategic Plan• Action Plan for the CRC• MCH Performance Measure

Indicator 1

DO WE HAVE A POLICY? GAPS: NO POLICY NO NATIONAL PLAN No funding allocated No National Breastfeeding Committee No Coordinator appointed NO TERMS OF REFERENCE

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• Identify ,clarify and unify all existing statements of advocacy for breast feeding and all IYCF.

• Expand Committee to include other partners• Need to have a National Breastfeeding

Committee with coordinator

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Revisit Legislation RPPL 7-100 “Promotion of Optimal and Young Child Nutrition Act of 2006

and all other relevant documents.Consolidate into one clear national policy on

IYCF. Committee to consolidate all documents into

one clear national policy statement. Using the WBTi, the committee will develop the

action plan to implement the policy.

Action Plan

• Expanding Membership and formalizing the terms of references.

• Identifying roles, timeline, ect.