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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Date: 22 February 2023 BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО Ms Elen Ohov Adviser Head office: UN City, Marmorvej 51, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Department Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Ministry of Social Affairs Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.who.int/europe Suur-Ameerika 1 10122 Tallinn Estonia Dear Ms Ohov, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Training Course (Virtual) 20 March - 5 April 2023 I have the honour to inform you that the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) is hosting a three-week online training course on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative from 20 March to 5 April 2023. The training course supports ongoing work by the NCD Office to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the WHO European Region. This online training course is designed to help ensure all health workers who care for women and children are well equipped to play a key role in establishing and sustaining breastfeeding during the postnatal period and beyond and can be used as part of the pre-service education of health workers. The training also provides a platform that enables countries to share their experience and exchange with experts delivering the course. We are inviting you to nominate up to three representatives to attend this three week’s online course. These can be maternity staff and/or trainers with some experience in the maternal and child field, who will then provide the same training to others in the country. It is of importance to note that these trainers should be able to further disseminate the course learnings within their respective Member States. The course will include both theory and practical sessions in which demonstrations will be provided, and specific skills will be developed. The working language of the course will be English. I would be grateful if your response could be addressed to Dr Julianne Williams ([email protected]), Technical Officer WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) and Ms Muzna Mughal ([email protected]) with a copy to Ms Olga Oleinik ([email protected]) as soon as possible, but not later than 13 March 2023. Please provide the name, functional titles and email addresses of the proposed participants. We should then be able to send them the necessary documentation and administrative information. Yours sincerely, Dr Nino Berdzuli Director Division of Country Health Programmes Enclosure: Scope and purpose Provisional programme UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe Denmark Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr William Mart Laanemäe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia –2– WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Training Course Online 16 February 2023 20 March – 5 April 2023 Original: English Time Zone: CET Scope and purpose It has been estimated that improved breastfeeding practices would prevent 823 000 annual deaths in children younger than five years of age. Information on how to feed infants comes from family beliefs, community practices and information from health workers. Advertising and commercial promotion by food manufacturers is sometimes the source of information for many people, including families and health workers. It has often been difficult for health workers to discuss with families how best to feed their infants, owing to the confusing, and often conflicting information available. All health workers who care for women and children during the postnatal period and beyond have a key role to play in establishing and sustaining breastfeeding. Many health workers cannot fulfil this role effectively because they have not been trained to do so. Little time is assigned to counselling and support skills for breastfeeding and infant feeding, in the pre-service curricula of either doctors, nurses, midwives or other professionals. Hence, there is an urgent need, in all countries, to train all those involved in breastfeeding in the immediate postnatal period. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have long recognized the need for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life and for sustained breastfeeding up to two years of age or beyond. A hospital that is designated as baby-friendly must fully implement the ‘Ten Steps to successful breastfeeding’. These are a summary of the recommendations of Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding: the special role of maternity services. Since 1991, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has helped to motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn baby services worldwide to better support breastfeeding. It has been adopted by many countries and organizations. The BFHI aims to provide a health-care environment that supports mothers to acquire the skills necessary to exclusively breastfeed for six months, and to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond. On 20 March 2023, the WHO Regional Office for Europe will host the second session of the three-week, train-the-trainer style course on Baby Friendly hospital Initiative. The is designed to fulfill the following objectives:  • Provide participants with a sound understanding of counseling skills, breastfeeding and infant feeding, breastfeeding support, and critical management procedures. • Make it possible for trainers, even those with limited experience in teaching the subject, to conduct up-to-date and effective training • Provide participants with the knowledge, skills and competence to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the facilities where they work and understand the importance of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and translate them into practice The course also provides a platform that enables countries to share their experience and ask questions to selected experts. The working language of the course will be English. Saatja: OLEINIK, Olga <[email protected]> Saadetud: 25.02.2023 12:39 Adressaat: <"Elen Ohov"> Koopia: <"Triin Uusberg">; <"SM Info">; Ms K. Saarsalu-Layachi <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; Kaisa.Mitt-Alvarez <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER, Kristina <[email protected]>; WICKRAMASINGHE, Kremlin <[email protected]>; WILLIAMS, Julianne <[email protected]>; MUGHAL, Muzna <[email protected]> Teema: Online training course on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, 20 March - 5 April 2023 - EST Dear Ms Ohov, On behalf of Dr Nino Berdzuli, Director, Division of Country Health Programmes, WHO Regional Office for Europe, we are pleased to share the invitation for nomination of country representatives to attend an online training course on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, which will take place on 20 March - 5 April 2023. Attached you will see the scope and purpose of the course and the provisional programme. We look forward to receiving your countrys nominated delegates with the name, functional title and email address, to be communicated to Dr Julianne Williams (), Technical Officer WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) and Ms Muzna Mughal () with a copy to Ms Olga Oleinik () at your earliest convenience, but not later than 13 March 2023. Best wishes, Olga Olga Oleinik WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office) E-mail: Web site: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L'EUROPE WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Training Course Online 16 February 2023 20 March – 5 April 2023 Original: English Time Zone: CET Provisional programme Date Time Session Duration Total Mode of (CET) (Minutes) (Hours) delivery 20/03/23 14:00 - 15:45 Formal opening, 30 1 H 45 Min Online Welcome, and discussion of materials and competencies Session 1: BFHI: A key component of quality 30 maternal and newborn care Session 2: Benefits of breastfeeding 45 21/03/23 14:00 - 15:45 Session 3: Counselling skills: Listening and 45 1H 45 Min Online learning Session 4: Counselling skills: Building 45 confidence and giving support Discussion on counselling skills 15 22/03/23 14:00 – 15:30 Session 5: How breastfeeding works 45 1H 30 min Online Session 6: Impact of birth practices 45 23/03/23 14:00 – 16:30 Session 7: Postnatal practices to support 45 2 H 30 min Online breastfeeding Session 8: Assessing a breastfeeding 45 Session 9: Counselling practice: Positioning a 60 baby at the breast 27/03/23 14:00 – 16:15 Session 11: Breast and nipple conditions 75 1H 15 min Online Session 12: Milk supply challenges 60 28/03/23 14:00 - 16:00 Session 13: Challenges to feeding at the breast 45 2H Online and alternative methods of feeding Session 14: Medical indications for 45 supplementary feeding Session 16: Maternal health 30 29/03/23 14:00 – 16:15 Session 17: Antenatal preparation for 45 2H 15 min Online breastfeeding Session 19: Discharge care 30 03/04/23 14:00 – 16:00 Session 20: 45 2H Online The International code of marketing of breast- milk substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions Session 21: Facility practices: Implementing 30 the Ten Steps Breastfeeding, COVID19 45 04/04/23 14:00 – 15:30 Peer Assessment of facilitation skills- At least 1H 30 min Online *Rotation 1 and 2 90 minutes Provisional agenda Page 2 05/04/23 14:00-15:00 Evaluation of the course At least 1H Online Self-evaluation of trainers in training 60 Development of a plan of action to replicate / minutes disseminate the training Closing