GAMBIA'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

10.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

2.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

9.5

Maternity Protection

7.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

8.5

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

10.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

10.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

10.0

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

5.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

10.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 83.0/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

52.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

48.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

20.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

7.0%

Complementary Feeding

55.0%

Report

Report Card

National AIDS Control Programme
Health Promotion and Education
Reproductive and Child Health Unit, all of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Child Fund
The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association
The Gambia Bureau of Statistics
UNICEF
National Nutrition Agency