UGANDA'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

5.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

4.0

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

7.5

Maternity Protection

3.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

6.0

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

6.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

5.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

9.0

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

7.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

6.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 59.0/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

52.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

63.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

19.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

22.0%

Complementary Feeding

68.0%

Report

Report Card

Ministry of Health (MoH)
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology
Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Uganda
National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU)
Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)
Bishop Danstan Nsubuga Memorial Community Centre
Baylor Uganda
Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA)
Strengthening Partnership Results Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING)
Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC)
Elizabeth Glasier Paediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
World Food Programme (WFP)
Mulago National Referral Hospital (Department of Maternal and Child Health, Paediatrics and Child Health, Nursing and Midwifery School)