Some concerned mothers and other residents of Bauchi state have urged nursing mothers to ensure compliance to the six months exclusive breastfeeding been championed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Mrs Asabe Titus, Hajiya Zainab Audi, Malama and Zuwaira Zakir of Wuntin Dada and Miri communities shared their experience about how they have benefited […]
A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women. Shona told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that contrary to popular belief that men sucking their wife’s breast could prevent breast cancer, it could only help detect it. She said mothers […]
The Federal Ministry of Health says in spite of the health and economic benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to mother and child, only 24 per cent of infants are exclusively breastfed in Nigeria. The Assistant Director, Nutrition Division, Family Health Department in the ministry, Mrs Chimay Thompson, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja. […]
Babies should be breastfed in the first hour after birth to cut the risk of death and receive lifelong health benefits, global health leaders will say today. Waiting just two hours can increase the chances of a newborn dying by a third, while more than a day doubles the risk, according to the World Health […]
Citing the importance of infant nutrition especially, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned manufacturers and distributors of Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) to stop violating the International Code of Marketing of BMS or risk prosecution. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojishola […]
Towards applying innovative and proven approaches to scale up Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices in Nigeria, Alive and Thrive, has urged health workers in Lagos State to educate expectant mothers on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life without a drop of water. The Non- Governmental Organisation( NGO), […]
The Delta state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, has said that over 1.5 million infants die annually, with millions mentally impaired due to inadequate breastfeeding. Azinge, who revealed this during a press briefing in his office as part of the occasion marking this year’s World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), revealed that this estimate was contained […]