Coordination, and Monitoring Gear (CGMG) Benchmarks and examples Benchmark Benchmark Scoring Examples 0 Not done 1 Minimal progress 2 Partial progress 3 Major progress CGMG1: There is a National Committee/ IYCF Committee. There is no National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee. There is a National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee but it does not meet any or only one of the specified criteria below. There is a National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee and it meets two to three of the specified criteria below. There is a National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee and it meets all of the specified criteria below. Brazil has a National Coordination of Child Health and Breastfeeding which is composed by a core technical team responsible to coordinate nationally all issues related to the promotion, protection and support to breastfeeding, under the umbrella of Ministry of Health. In 2006 a National Breastfeeding Committee (CNAM) was established to (1) support the process of articulation of the National Coordination of Health and Breastfeeding, (2) mobilize and sensitize sectors of government and civil society for the development of actions inherent to breastfeeding. This Committee is consulted by the Ministry of Health about breastfeeding promotion and protection issues. The CNAM meets regularly once per month. This committee includes representation from government, universities, and civil organizations and can include specialists beyond health and nutrition whose presence is considered necessary to comply the provisions of the law (portaria 111, January 19, 2012). Annually, Brazil’s National Coordination of Child Health and Breastfeeding develop a work plan setting specific time bound breastfeeding objectives which is discussed and validated with the National Breastfeeding Committee. Score: Major Progress Existence: Yes Volume: Committee meets regularly Quality: Committee includes strong representation from civil organizations and representation of sectors beyond health and nutrition and has set specific time bound breastfeeding objectives. All criteria met.
Identification of Available Data Coordination, Goals & Monitoring Gear (CGMG) This template is to help the coordinator in identifying the available data the national BBF committee will use to score the CGMG benchmarks. Provide as much detail as possible when completing this form to facilitate an efficient data gathering process. Instructions: The data required for each benchmark is described below. Indicate in the Available Data column if that data is available: Yes (Y), No (N), Incomplete (I) or Don’t Know (DK). Benchmark Description of required data Available Data (Y/N/I/DK) Reference/Data Sources Describe where this data is located (e.g. website, report, person to interview, etc.) CGMG1: There is a National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee. Domain: Existence Is there a national breastfeeding or IYCF committee? Domain: Quality Who are the members? Is there representation from civil organizations and sectors beyond health and nutrition? How are objectives set? Domain: Volume How does the committee operate (i.e. how often does it meet)? CGMG2: National Breastfeeding Committee/IYCF Committee work plan is reviewed and monitored regularly. Domain: Existence Does the committee have a work plan? Domain: Effective: Who is responsible for reviewing and monitoring it? How frequently is this done? Where can
Data Organization & Scoring Pathways Coordination, & Monitoring Gear (CGMG) Data Organization: Please provide as much detail as possible to facilitate accurate scoring of each benchmark and development of recommendations. The relevant Domains are in bold. There is a National Breastfeeding Committee/ IYCF Committee Existence and Volume: Describe the BF/IYCF committee and structure, including the frequency of meetings Quality: Name the members of the committee and their organizations, including those from civil organizations and/or sectors beyond health and nutrition Quality: Outline the objectives of the committee, including their time frames References/ Data sources