Luanda — Health minister Sílvia Lutucuta called for increasing awareness of the promotion of breastfeeding in health units, in the markets and among adolescents and young people, to reverse the situation of chronic malnutrition in children under five years of age.
According to the minister, the new Mother and Child Health Notebook is a key instrument that will allow the reinforcement of breastfeeding practice, routine immunization, follow the growth and development of the child from pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum up to five years of age.
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