PERU'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

3.5

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

3.5

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

8.0

Maternity Protection

7.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

6.0

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

5.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

6.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

3.5

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

2.5

Monitoring and Evaluation

5.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 50.5/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

51.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

70.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

21.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

57.0%

Complementary Feeding

82.0%

Report

Report Card

Centre for Social Studies and Publications CESIP
IBFAN Perú
Consumers and Users Association of Peru- ASPEC
UNICEF Perú
LactaRed Network
La Leche League Perú
Nacional Multisectorial Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Breastfeeding
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations
Pediatric Academy of Peru
National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intelectual Property-INDECOPI