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Guinea: Between Baby and Breast Milk
UNIRIN, 3 September 2012
Countless babies in Guinea are not given their first breast milk for hours - however long it takes a designated family member to bring water that is used to rinse special Koranic… Read more »
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Rwanda: Ministry Rolls Out Breast-Feeding Campaign
New Times, 2 August 2012
In a bid to increase the levels of breastfeeding, the Ministry of Health and various development partners are set to educate the population on the importance of exclusively… Read more »
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Africa: Make Breastfeeding Easier for Mothers, Says Unicef
Unicef, 1 August 2012
On the 20th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF says strong national policies supporting breastfeeding could prevent the deaths of around 1 million children under five… Read more »
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Angola: Breast-Feeding Week Starts in Luanda
ANGOP, 1 August 2012
Breast-feeding Week in Luanda started Wednesday under the motto "Breast feeding until two years of age reduces diseases or infections and improve children nutritional state". Read more »
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Nigeria: Lagos Bemoans Low Breastfeeding Rate
Vanguard, 2 August 2012
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2012 World Breastfeeding Week,experts, yesterday, bemoaned the low rate of breastfeeding in the country blaming it on the… Read more »