Activities
- Develop and test monitoring mechanisms to assist the Cambodian government in enforcing national policies which regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes
- Provide technical support for the development of tools and communications materials for government stakeholders to support optimal breastfeeding practices
- Conduct a study to assess the associations of consumption of unhealthy snack food and beverage consumption with nutrient intakes, dietary adequacy, iron status and growth
Key Indicators
32%
stunting among children under 5
10%
wasting among children under 5
35
under 5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)
63%
early initiation of breastfeeding
65%
exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months
80%
continued breastfeeding at age one
37%
continued breastfeeding at age 2
30%
minimum acceptable diet age 6-23 months
Legal Status of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes:
Many provisions in law
Sources: National Institute of Statistics (NIS) [Cambodia], Directorate General for Health and ICF International. (2015). Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2014: Key Indicators Report. Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: National Institute of Statistics, Directorate General for Health, and ICF International; Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: national implementation of the international code, status report 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018.
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