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

REPORT CARD -

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

National Policy ,Governance and Funding

3.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

8.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

6.5

Maternity Protection

9.0

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

6.5

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

6.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

5.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

6.5

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

4.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

5.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 60.0/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

42.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

18.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

9.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

79.0%

Complementary Feeding

71.0%

Report

Report Card

Breastfeeding Advancement Group - IBFAN
NGO Association for support and education women “Magna”
AKAZ-Agency for health care quality and accreditation in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Institute of Public Health of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Srpska, Public Health Institute
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republic of Srpska
Ministry of Health of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Unicef Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Institute of Public Health of Canton Sarajevo
Health Center “Omer Masliæ” Sarajevo
Health Center Brèko
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar
Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka
Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo
Public Institution Secondary Medical School Sarajevo
Secondary Medical School Mostar
Public Institution” Agriculture and Secondary Medical School Brèko”