Day 2-10^th December 2014

09:00-11:00

Progress on IYCF Action Plan: An Update of IYCF Activities in 4 focus countries: Outcomes, existing gaps and lessons learnt

(Chair :Dr.Lalith Chandradasa, National Nutrition Coordinator, National Nutrition Secretariat, Sri Lanka)

30 min for each country

Taking stock of the IYCF activities with outcomes, gaps & lessons learnt

Afghanistan

Dr.Homayoun Ludin, Ministry of Public Health

Bangladesh

Dr.S.K.Roy,Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation

India

Dr.Shoba Suri, BPNI

Nepal

Dr.Srijana Basnet,Institute of Medicine

11:00-11:30

Tea/Coffee

11:30-13:00

Situation of IYCF and progress of plan of action developed at SAR WS 2

(Chair :Ms.Abeda Akhter, Deputy Secretary, MOHFW, Bangladesh)

30 min for each country

Taking stock of the IYCF situation in the country and progress of plan of action developed at SAR WS 2

Bhutan

Tashi Penjor, Ministry of Health, Bhutan

Maldives

Ms. Fathimath Thohira, Public Health Program Manager (Nutrition)-  Health Protection Agency (HPA)

Dr.Mohammad Saeed, Society for Health Education

Sri Lanka

Dr Chandradasa,National Nutrition Coordinator-National Nutrition Secretariat

Wimala Ranatunga, Sarvodaya Movement

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Best Practices/Models from different Countries

(Chair : Mr.Gautam Aich Sarkar, JS, MOHFW, Bangladesh &

Dr.Mohammad Saeed, Program Coordinator, Society for Health Education, Maldives)

15 minutes each presentation followed by Discussion

Countries to share models of best practice in areas of Maternity Protection/

International Code/Breastfeeding/IYCF  Counselling & Skill Training etc., which could be replicated by other countries.

IYCF as a key component in Health promotion and in National health system

Dr.Homayoun Ludin, Afghanistan

Monitoring of the BMS Code

Dr.S.K.Roy, Bangladesh

Effect of Peer Counselling by Mother Support Groups on

Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: The Lalitpur

Experience

Dr.K.P.Kushwaha, India

Counselling on Breastfeeding & Complementary Feeding

Dr.Merina Shrestha,  Nepal

Policy backup to strengthen IYCF in Sri Lanka

Dr.RMLR Siyambalgoda, Sri Lanka

15:30-16:00

Sida (Swedish funded global project ) Work Plan for 2015-17, part of Consortium WABA-International Baby Food Action Network(IBFAN) Asia-Africa and GIFA

Dr.Shoba Suri, BPNI

To share year wise work plan with focus on Asia for Swedish funded global project

16:00-16:30

Tea/Coffee

16:30-17:30

Preventing & Managing Acute Malnutrition : Sharing Country Experience

Country Experience: Afghanistan/Bangladesh/Nepal

(Chair: Dr.Motawali Younusi, Deputy Director, Child Health, MOPH, Afghanistan)

15 minutes each presentation

Sharing of country experience on the prevention/management of malnutrition

Existing  scientific evidence on the management of acute malnutrition

Dr.J.P.Dadhich, BPNI

Experience from Afghanistan

Dr.Ludin

Experience from Bangladesh

Dr.S.K.Roy

Experience from Nepal

Dr.Prakash Shrestha

19:30 onwards: Bonfire & Cultural night with song & music

Fun Evening

Day 4-12^th December 2014

08:40-10:00

WBCi the financial planning tool

Introduction

Demo Video

Demo on how to use tool

Dr.Shoba Suri

Introduction of the WBCi financial planning tool and an hands-on exercise of working on the tool

10:00-11:30

Budgeting the plan of action developed using WBCi financial tool

(inclusive of tea break)

All participants/Country group

Country groups to work on the WBCi financial tool to budget the plan of action developed in previous session

11:30-12:30

Presentations of the budget developed using the financial tool

(Chair: Dr Arun Gupta, BPNI)

Country representative

12:30-13:00

13:00-13:30

Country Commitments, Reporting, 2015 activity WBTI Assessment in particular, Way Forward for WBCi use in countries

Planning for next SAR Workshop

Summing up, Conclusions and Way Forward