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Africa: Breastfeeding Link to Covid-19 Is Negligible -WHO
Africa Renewal, 7 August 2020
The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support… Read more »
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Africa: The Uwavering Benefits of Breastfeeding - in the Age of Covid-19
WHO, 6 August 2020
The unprecedented global social and economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic poses grave risks to the nutritional status and survival of young children in low-income and… Read more »
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Kenya: Breastfeed and Follow Set Rules, Mothers With Covid-19 Told
Nation, 6 August 2020
As the world marks the breastfeeding week, new mothers - even those with Covid-19 - have been advised to continue nursing their babies. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Benefits of Breastfeeding in Fight Against Covid-19
The Herald, 7 August 2020
The unprecedented global social and economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic poses grave risks to the nutritional status and survival of young children in low-income and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Unicef - 70% Babies Not Exclusively Breastfed in Borno
This Day, 6 August 2020
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has decried the attitude of Borno State mothers to breastfeeding, noting that more than 70 per cent of babies in the state are not… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Breastfeeding Way to Go'
The Herald, 7 August 2020
THE rise in marketing of breast milk substitutes influences social norms and contributes to wrong perceptions that formula use is better than breast milk, Health and Child Care… Read more »
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Nigeria: How Covid-19 Threatens Country's Exclusive Breastfeeding Target
Premium Times, 7 August 2020
Barely a month after she gave birth to her first daughter, Halima Ibrahim took ill in late February, about the same time Nigeria recorded its index case of COVID-19 in an Italian… Read more »
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Nigeria: 70% of Babies Not Exclusively Breastfed in Borno, Says Unicef
This Day, 6 August 2020
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has decried the attitude of Borno State mothers to breastfeeding, noting that more than 70 percent of babies in the state are not… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: MOHS Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
Concord, 3 August 2020
Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) in partnership with World Vision Sierra Leone and UNICEF, has on the 30th July, celebrated the world breastfeeding week, which would… Read more »
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Nigeria: Project Reminds Mothers of Health Benefits of Breastfeeding
This Day, 5 August 2020
As the world celebrates the breastfeeding week, the Post Pregnancy Family Planning (PPFP) project has reminded mothers that breastmilk offers the most nutritious and affordable… Read more »
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South Africa: Breastfeeding Is Key to a Healthier Population and a Healthier Planet
Daily Maverick, 4 August 2020
We are mid-way through World Breastfeeding Week 2020 and it's obvious that little has changed in decades for women whose environments are not conducive to breastfeeding their… Read more »
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South Africa: No Link Identified Between Covid-19 and Breastfeeding
SAnews.gov.za, 4 August 2020
The novel Coronavirus cannot be passed on to babies through breast milk, says Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize. Read more »
Breastfeeding Still Best Even in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic
As the world marks the breastfeeding week, new mothers - even those with Covid-19 - have been advised to continue nursing their babies, despite the fear of transmitting the virus to their children, and mothers can breastfeed as long as they follow the set guidelines. Mothers only need to wash their hands with soap and or use sanitiser and must wear a mask or use cloth to cover the face when breastfeeding, says WHO.
