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The document outlines an ordinance to organize and ensure functionality of a breastfeeding support group in a barangay. It discusses malnutrition issues and the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. The ordinance establishes the roles and responsibilities of the breastfeeding support group to counsel mothers and report on breastfeeding practices.

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BF Support Group

The document outlines an ordinance to organize and ensure functionality of a breastfeeding support group in a barangay. It discusses malnutrition issues and the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding. The ordinance establishes the roles and responsibilities of the breastfeeding support group to counsel mothers and report on breastfeeding practices.

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Province of Nueva Vizcaya

Municipality Of Bayombong
BARANGAY _________

BARANGAY ORDINANCE NO. __


Series of 2024

AN ORDINANCE TO ORGANIZE AND ENSURE FUNCTIONALITY OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT


GROUP IN BARANGAY ______

WHEREAS, the Updated Philippine Plan of Action for nutrition (PPAN) 2022- 2025 identified
priority actions to achieve nutrition goals particularly the UN Millennium Development Goal
No. 1 which is to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty and No.2 to reduce child mortality;

WHEREAS, malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly for 54% of the 10.9
million deaths annually among children under five according to WHO and that more than
2/3 of the said deaths are often associated with inappropriate feeding practices that occur
during the first year of life;

WHEREAS, a global strategy for IYCF was jointly developed by World Health Organization
(WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to revitalize the world’s attention to the
impact that feeding practices on the nutritional status, growth, development and health,
and the survival of infants and children;

WHEREAS, the NNC have conducted package of training to address malnutrition which
includes Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) courses since 2007 onwards which aims to
promote exclusive breastfeeding from birth up to six (6) months and at six (6) completed
months, the provision of appropriate complementary food while continuing breastfeeding;

WHEREAS, to address these challenges, one strategy to ensure the continuous promotion
and dissemination of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding is the creation of
a breastfeeding support group composed of successful breastfeeding mothers having similar
background with the mothers to counseled, can allocate and commit time and respected by
the community;

WHEREAS, the Breastfeeding Support Group shall be organized, functional and performing
all actions as follows:
a)Counsel mothers on breastfeeding and complementary feeding;
b)Conduct home visits;
c)Report mothers who have sustained and were converted to practicing
exclusive breastfeeding;
d)Coordinate with health facilities to identify mothers who have given birth and who
will sustain breastfeeding after discharge from the hospital or other health facility
e)Observe enforcement of the Milk Code by reporting the violators/violations thru
Hotline +6 3917 583 1271 and through the website, www.milkcodephilippines.org
f)Recruitment of other volunteers;
g)Referral of mothers, infants and young children needing children needing clinical
management/treatment
h)Attendance to meetings of the breastfeeding support group; and
i)Support and involvement to IYCF advocacy activities.

WHEREAS, the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) are the focal person in nutrition at
the Barangay Level and the Secretariat of the Barangay Nutrition Committee, shall serve as
the lead in organizing the Breastfeeding Support Groups and spearheaded the requirement
possible member of the group, and provide the necessary reports of accomplishment

WHEREAS, logistic and other resources such as travelling expenses for counselling and
household visit shall be provided by the barangay

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED,


the Barangay Nutrition Committee of BARANGAY _____________as a policy making body on
nutrition, to enjoin all other committees to organize and ensure functionality of
Breastfeeding Support Groups in barangay.

Section 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Barangay Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

Done this __ day of __, 2022 at Barangay _______.

Attested By:

_____________________ HON. ____________


Barangay Nutrition Scholar Committee Chair. on nutrition

Approved By:

Hon. _______
Punong Barangay

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