How to Conduct National Assessment

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How to Conduct National Assessment
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Objectives of National Assessment

• Assessment of each country situation in
  implementation of the GSIYCF
• Publishing the report of the assessment
• Publishing a country report card of the
  assessment
• Advocacy with policy makers and other agencies on
  the specific interventions to improve the status
  of breastfeeding indicators of policy programme
  and practices
• Inclusion of the data into the web tool
• Follow-up periodic re-assessment to see trends,
  compare the change in the status of individual
  indicators and study what made a difference

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Assessment Steps
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First Step National Actions

• Orientation meeting of key persons to discuss
  the whole process
• Identification of a key person as national IYCF
  assessment coordinator
• Meeting to plan the process for assessment
• Identifying a core group of 4-5 persons, if
  possible including representatives from the
  government, UNICEF, WHO, NGOs and other
  professional organizations, avoiding conflict of
  interest

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First Step contd..

• Facilitation of assessment according to
  guidelines
• Fixing responsibilities who will do what on all
  1-15 indicators
• Preparing a work plan, followed by collection of
  information
• Finalizing among core group and prepare a report
• Presenting it to a wider audience for review and
  comments and consensus
• Gap identification and brainstorming to frame
  recommendations and action plans
• Incorporating comments or suggestions into the
  final outcome of the report

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Second Step

• Report cards generated and published, shared with
  the governments who are potential users
• Reports are shared with donors for information
  where support might be best targeted
• World breastfeeding trends initiative (WBTi) web
  data can be used by the advocacy groups wanting
  to showcase how well the country is doing in
  order to pinpoint improvements or for gathering
  support
• Researchers can also effectively use these
  results
• Media can effectively use for communication and
  help in advocacy

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Example of the Process in India
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Partner Organisations in India Assessment 2012

• 1. Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India
  (BPNI)
• 2. Department of Community Medicine, University
  College of Medical Science (UCMS) GTB Hospital
• 3. Initiative for Health, Equity and Society
  (IHES)
• 4. Lady Harding Medical College (LHMC)
• 5. Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC)
• 6. National Commission for Protection of Child
  Rights (NCPCR)
• 7. National Institute of Public Cooperation and
  Child Development (NIPCCD)
• 8. Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI)

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