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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
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
Day 1 - Regional Conference Proceedings
INTRODUCTION
The BFHI and BFCI must receive a greater attention in all countries if breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months have to be achieved. Exclusive breastfeeding highly contributes to reduce mortality in all children. Improved overall IYCF will greatly contribute to the achievement of the MDG 4 as over 60% of child mortality is attributable to inadequate infant and young child nutrition.
Posted by Vulie Kunene on 02 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: General, Regional Meeting
News about the regional meeting 2007
We take this opportunity to remind all of you about the forthcoming Regional Meeting which we are very excited about.
The theme of this meeting isBFHI Community Support. We intend to hold it in July of 2007, so please diarise these dates as optimum attendance would enable us to plan and coordinate our IBFAN activities most effectively.
Posted by ibfanafrica on 05 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Regional Meeting
