what strategies and activities are necessary for south africa to promote, protect and support...
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WHAT STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES ARE NECESSARY FOR SOUTH
AFRICA TO PROMOTE, PROTECT AND SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING
TRACK 2: HEALTH SERVICES
RECOMMENDATIONS TO BETTER PROMOTE, PROTECT AND SUPPORT BF: ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND
ACTIONS
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OBJECTIVE 3 Looking at the constraints and barriers in the health services( programme
strategies) what can be done to overcome these in concrete steps
SOLUTIONS
* Train and skill birth attendance (Home Deliveries and feeding
practices)
* Involve CBO’s, NGO’s and TAC
* The need for Community health workers – and recommend tasks and responsibilities (child health priorities)
* Pregnant mothers taught on emergency care
* Involve private sector in all matter pertaining to IYCF
facilities
* Advocacy and responsibility of BF Messages
* Fill in vacant posts
* Bathopele principles be integrated in our training
* Providing an enabling environment( MBFHI)
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OBJECTIVE 3 Looking at the constraints and barriers in the health services( programme
strategies) what can be done to overcome these in concrete steps
SOLUTIONS
* Look at and improve working conditions of HCW(Private v/s Public)
* Multi-disciplinary approach
* Fast tracking PHC re-engineering
* Using mass media to promote breastfeeding
* IEC Marketing
* Training of more health care workers (HR Structure)
* Mainstreaming breastfeeding (Dept of Education)
* Address stigma
* Human Milk Banks
* Capturing data (M & E)
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OBJECTIVE 4 Define the levels of responsibilities within health services and articulate what
tasks and roles are required by various players.
4. POLICY DEVELOPMENT
* NDOH
2. FOLLOW –UP RESEARCH & ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS
e.g MRC
3. TRAINING
* NDOH in consultation with Provinces and districts: To Develop training and IEC material
* Standardize all training material
* Develop core messages
Involve other stakeholders – Private Hospital
- Partners
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OBJECTIVE 4 Define the levels of responsibilities within health services and articulate what
tasks and roles are required by various players.
1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
* Recommendation of new indicators – NDOH
and Provinces
* Core indicators must be included into the DHIS