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7th REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2007
The IBFAN Africa 7th Regional Conference was held in Maputo, Mozambique, from August 13-18, 2007, attended by some 127 participants and support staff. Congratulations are in order for Swaziland’s Youth who demonstrated their commitment when a member attended the Conference on a self funded
basis!
If you want more in depth coverage of the Conference, an electronic version (on CD or email) of the Summary Report is available on request from IBFAN Africa Regional Office’s Information Officer.
Objectives of the Conference
• To update participants on current issues/ developments on infant and young child nutrition.
• To discuss the new WHO/UNICEF BFHI training and assessment tools.
• To review progress made in BFHI and community support, and share best practices.
• To consolidate lessons from IBFAN Africa’s Capacity Project in five countries to increase visibility of IBFAN at the national level.
• To formulate strategies for scaling-up implementation of BFHI in the region through best practice.
Recommendations
• One integrated package to be created from existing training tools.
• Self-teaching modules to be developed by regional partners to overcome governments reluctance to release staff for training
• Training module and assessment indicators for community support to be developed by IBFAN Africa.
• WHO and UNICEF to support integration into pre-service training curriculum
• The BFHI training modules on the Code and HIV and infant feeding should not be optional
in African countries
• A coordinated regional response to scalingup of BFHI and other IYCF should be formulated.
• Regional partners to mobilize resources, including facilitators, for scaling-up of national
integrated packages
• Regional bodies to increase advocacy for implementation of the Code and resource
allocation to IYCF.
• IBFAN to lobby WHO for support with advocacy to governments on the need for Code
enactment.
Posted by ibfanafrica on 08 May 2008 | Tagged as: General, IBFAN Activities, Regional Meeting
How to overcome challenges to breastfeeding
How To Resolve Breastfeeding Problems
By Theresa Halvorsen
It is recommended that women breastfeed their babies for at least six months, and preferably a year. Yet many women don’t even come close to six months due to breastfeeding issues. Breastfeeding issues run the gamut from nipple soreness to mastitis and thrush, but there are steps you can take to resolve breastfeeding issues.
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Posted by Vulie Kunene on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Breastfeeding, Community Support, General, IBFAN Activities
Teaching Good Eating Habits to Reduce Malnutrition and Diet Related Diseases
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome)
Educating school children in healthy nutrition is one of the most effective strategies for overcoming malnutrition and chronic diet-related diseases but has been neglected far too long, FAO said today.
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Posted by Vulie Kunene on 11 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General, IBFAN Activities
Highlights of the IBFAN Africa 7th Regional Conference
PESTANA ROVUMA HOTEL, MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE,
13-18 AUGUST 2007
IBFAN Africa hosted it 7th Regional Conference in Maputo, Mozambique from 13th-18th August 2007, with the theme: Revitalisation of the Mother and Baby Friendly Health Facility and Community Initiative in Africa: Successes, Challenges and Forging Ahead.
The Conference was attended by 137 participants from all around the African Continent. These included participants from both Civil Society and Governments, and also incorporated participation from organizations such as UNICEF and WHO.
Posted by Vulie Kunene on 03 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General, IBFAN Activities, Regional Meeting
PARTNERS’ FORUM FOR MATERNAL, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MNCH), 17-20 APRIL 2007, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
INTRODUCTION
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health is a new global health partnership, launched in Delhi in September 2005 to accelerate efforts towards achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. This new partnership is the result of a merger of three existing partnerships: the Partnership for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health (2003 by WHO), the Child Survival Partnership (2004 by UNICEF NY) and the Healthy Newborn Partnership (2000 by SCF USA). This was as a result of various recommendations and reports, including the World health report 2005. Also the report of the UN Millennium task Force on Child and maternal health, the Lancet Neonatal Survival series (April 2005).
Posted by Pauline Kisanga on 02 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General, IBFAN Activities, Maternal Protection
IBFAN Capacity Bulding Programme for
Mozambique, the Gambia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia
The Regional Office in collaboration with its Dutch-based development partner, ICCO, have embarked on a Capacity Building Programme. This is part of our ongoing efforts to empower members, and better position them for new challenges and developments. By doing so we improve the sustainability of our network. All input from you on the project is welcome and we request feedback on this initiative. Continue Reading »
Posted by ibfanafrica on 05 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: IBFAN Activities
