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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