1. How to Conduct National Assessment

2. Objectives of National Assessment Assessment of each country situation in implementation of the GSIYCF Publishing the report of the assessment Publishing a country report card of the assessment Advocacy with policy makers and other agencies on the specific interventions to improve the status of breastfeeding indicators of policy programme and practices Inclusion of the data into the web tool Follow-up periodic re-assessment to see trends, compare the change in the status of individual indicators and study what made a difference

3. Assessment Steps Step One Identify National coordination Core Group Formation Analysis Step Two Inputs into WBTi Ranking Grading Step Three Documentation Report Cards

4. First Step: National Actions Orientation meeting of key persons to discuss the whole process – Identification of a key person as ‘national IYCF assessment coordinator’ – Meeting to plan the process for assessment – Identifying a core group of 4-5 persons, if possible including representatives from the government, UNICEF, WHO, NGOs and other professional organizations, avoiding conflict of interest

5. First Step contd.. Facilitation of assessment according to guidelines – Fixing responsibilities who will do what on all 1-15 indicators – Preparing a work plan, followed by collection of information – Finalizing among core group and prepare a report – Presenting it to a wider audience for review and comments and consensus – Gap identification and brainstorming to frame recommendations and action plans – Incorporating comments or suggestions into the final outcome of the report

6. Second Step Report cards generated and published, shared with the governments who are potential users Reports are shared with donors for information where support might be best targeted World breastfeeding trends initiative (WBTi) web data can be used by the advocacy groups wanting to showcase how well the country is doing in order to pinpoint improvements or for gathering support Researchers can also effectively use these results Media can effectively use for communication and help in advocacy

7. Example of the Process in India

8. Partner Organisations in India Assessment 2012 1. Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) 2. Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Science (UCMS) & GTB Hospital 3. Initiative for Health, Equity and Society (IHES) 4. Lady Harding Medical College (LHMC) 5. Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) 6. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) 7. National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) 8. Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI)

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