PARAGUAY'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

1.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

3.0

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

5.0

Maternity Protection

4.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

4.5

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

4.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

3.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

7.5

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

0.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

2.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 34.5/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

47.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

13.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

12.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

87.0%

Complementary Feeding

66.0%

Report

Report Card

Lions Club
ASPAGRAN - National Association of Nutrition Graduates
Human Milk Bank of the Hospital San Pablo de Asunción
Human Milk Bank of the Hospital Los Angeles of Ciudad del Este
Tesai Foundation
Heart of Mom
Mother Kangaroo
Pachamama
WABA - World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
La leche League of Paraguay,
ANIDANDO - Nesting
Kunu'u Baby carrier
Civil Society for Early Childhood
AMAMANTA Uruguay
IBFAN Uruguay - International Baby Food Action Network
Social Security Directorate of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security
Breastfeeding Committee of the Paraguayan Society of Paediatrics