Where we work
Haiti
Rose Mireille Exumé, IYCN Country Coordinator, interviews a mother about her positive experiences with exclusive breastfeeding at a Center for Breastfeeding Promotion (CEPAM) event to promote breastfeeding in Cabaret, Haiti, in December 2008. |
Rates of malnutrition in Haiti are among the highest in Latin America, and almost one-quarter of children younger than five years of age are stunted, according to the 2000 Haiti Demographic and Health Survey. We focus on enhancing counseling and support in infant and young child feeding practices for mothers, including those infected with HIV.
Highlights
- In 2008, the IYCN Project collaborated with Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health, the US Agency for International Development, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund to bring together key stakeholders from more than 100 institutions from both the public and the private sectors to clear up conflicting messages about infant feeding for children affected by HIV. As a result, Haiti revised its standards for infant feeding within the context of HIV, including incorporating the WHO 2006 guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.
- With our technical support, the Haitian Institute of Community Health and the Ministry of Public Health are developing new curricula for infant and young child feeding, to be used by workers at health facilities and in communities. These curricula incorporate current recommendations from the WHO 2006 guidelines on HIV and infant feeding in order to increase HIV-free survival for children in Haiti.
News and events archive
- World Breastfeeding Week: Spreading the baby friendly way (August 2010)
- Success Story: IYCN’s Rose Mireille Exumé has hope for Haiti’s mothers and children (April 2010)
- Success Story: Solange’s story (April 2010)
- Success Story: Nadine’s story (April 2010)
- Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in Haiti (January 2010)
- World Breastfeeding Week: Community activities to encourage breastfeeding (August 2009)
- Update from the field: World Breastfeeding Week highlights from Haiti (August 2009)
IYCN resources
- Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Cards (2010) [Creole: Bonjan fason pou bay yon tibebe manje]
- Stakeholders’ Workshop Report on HIV and Infant Feeding (2009) [French: Atelier sur la Nutrition du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant Nés de Mères Séropositives]
- National Norms for Safe Feeding of HIV-exposed Infants and Young Children (2009) [French: Normes Nationales Relatives a L’alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant Sains et Ceux Nés de Mères Séropositives]
Learn more
- USAID/Haiti
- PEPFAR—Haiti
- CDC Global HIV/AIDS Activities—Haiti
- Countdown to 2015 Haiti Profile
- International Training & Education Center on HIV
Contact
For more information, contact the IYCN office in Haiti.
Photos: Aurelio Ayala III, Richard Lord,
Jennifer C. Latortue, CARE
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