NIGERIA's Assessments of the State of Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding For World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)

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THE STATE OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF)

Policies and Programmes (Indicator 1-10)
[score out of 10]

National Policy ,Governance and Funding

8.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

4.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

8.5

Maternity Protection

6.0

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

6.5

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

6.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

7.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

9.0

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

6.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

6.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 67.5/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

33.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

25.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

19.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

16.0%

Complementary Feeding

67.0%

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Federal Ministry of Health
Independent Consultant
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
National Primary Health Care development Agency (NPHCDA)
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development (FMARD)
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN Africa)
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital;
Ministry of Budget and National Planning- MB&NP (NPC)
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (FMLE)
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development (FMWASD)
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
National Population Commission ( NPoC)
Action Contre La Faim ( ACF)
Centre for the Right to Health ( CRH)
Civil Society- Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN)
Family Health International 360 (FHI360)
Helen Keller International (HKI)
Save the Children International ( SCI)
Society for Family Health (SFH)
Strengthening Partnerships Results Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING)
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
WellBeing Foundation ( WBF)
World Health Organization (WHO)