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Annex 2. Policies<br />

Table A2.1: National laws and policies affecting children<br />

Document that sets out<br />

goals and strategy<br />

Key policy,<br />

law, or<br />

directive<br />

<strong>Policy</strong> objective<br />

Relation to other sectors and<br />

national strategy<br />

Lead<br />

implementing<br />

agency<br />

Nutrition<br />

Monitoring & Evaluation<br />

Framework for the<br />

Vanuatu <strong>Child</strong>ren’s <strong>Policy</strong><br />

(2008)<br />

Vanuatu<br />

National<br />

<strong>Child</strong>ren’s<br />

<strong>Policy</strong> 2007–<br />

2011<br />

Health and nutrition objectives:<br />

• Health systems, policies and<br />

healthy lifestyles improved<br />

• Morbidity and mortality in<br />

children reduced, child survival<br />

improved and endemic diseases<br />

in children controlled<br />

Considerable overlap<br />

between Health and Nutrition<br />

objectives<br />

National<br />

<strong>Child</strong>ren’s<br />

Coordination<br />

Committee,<br />

Government<br />

of Vanuatu<br />

• Service delivery for children<br />

improved<br />

• Safe motherhood and maternal<br />

child health strengthened<br />

• Human resource development<br />

for HIV/AIDS improved<br />

Specific nutrition indicators:<br />

• Materials for nutrition<br />

education supplied to schools by<br />

December 2010<br />

• At least 80% of health staff<br />

able to conduct basic nutrition<br />

education in schools<br />

National Food and<br />

Nutrition <strong>Policy</strong> (2006)<br />

National Food<br />

and Nutrition<br />

<strong>Policy</strong> 2000<br />

To ensure well-being of the<br />

total population and increase<br />

consumption of local food.<br />

Includes targets to reduce the<br />

number of underweight children<br />

and promote breastfeeding until<br />

six months . .<br />

Ministry of<br />

Health<br />

National Breastfeeding<br />

<strong>Policy</strong> 1997 (2006)<br />

National<br />

Breastfeeding<br />

<strong>Policy</strong><br />

Includes Vanuatu Baby Friendly<br />

Initiative.<br />

Ministry of<br />

Health<br />

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