Table 5.

Summary of cost-benefit analysis of a modeled national breastfeeding strategy in Viet Nam

Intervention costs	Annual recurrent cost (US$m)
Policy and M&E	0.60
Furniture	2.54
Mass communications	2.40
IYCF counselling for all mothers of children 0–23 months	12.09
Extension of maternity leave from 4 to 6 months	12.50
Total	30.13
Benefits	Annual monetary benefit (US$m)
Cognitive losses averted	70.40
Health system treatment savings	1.74
Total	72.14
BCR	=72.14/30.13 =2.39
Return on investment	139%
Child deaths averted	200