Baby-Friendly Community Initiative

The Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) is a program that promotes and supports optimal breastfeeding and infant nutrition within communities. It encourages local health services, families, and community groups to work together to create an environment where mothers receive proper guidance, encouragement, and resources to breastfeed successfully. The goal is to improve the health and well-being of babies and mothers by fostering practices like early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and continued support for breastfeeding alongside complementary foods. Overall, BFCI aims to build community capacity to ensure healthy growth and development for infants.