The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTI), developed by IBFAN Asia, is a tool used to assess the status and benchmark the progress of the implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding at national level. In India, the process is led by Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), and the first assessment was conducted in 2005, followed by 2008, 2012, and 2015. Public Health Resource Network has been involved in each of these assessments.
The launch of the final report was held on 7th August 2018 at India International Centre. A summary of the findings of the report was presented by Dr. Vandana Prasad, and she was part of the media briefing. A panel discussion was conducted on the way forward. A media campaign on ‘Breastfeeding: Nourishment for Life’ was also launched at the same time.