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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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