Uganda: Catch 22 - to Breastfeed or Not to Breastfeed

opinion

As the world commemorates the world breastfeeding week, Uganda's readiness to promote breastfeeding in emergency settings comes under scrutiny.

Although we know that breastfeeding is a life saving practice, we also know that it was declared a conduit of death for many infants born to HIV positive women; research studies having shown that the risk of mother-to -child transmission (MTCT) of HIV was 15 per cent during breastfeeding (Journal of American Medical Association, 2000)

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