MALDIVES'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

9.5

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

3.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

9.0

Maternity Protection

5.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

8.0

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

7.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

8.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

10.0

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

0.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

9.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 69.5/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

64.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

48.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

25.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

38.0%

Complementary Feeding

82.0%

Report

Report Card

2015

Information sources

Food Advertisement Regulation in Dhivehi. Regulation on Import, Produce and Sale of Breast Milk Substitutes in the Maldives Employment Act Guideline Reproductive Health Services in Dhivehi Interated National Nutrition Strategic Plan 2013-2017 Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV 2013 Demographic and Health Survey Maldives 2009