The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the Niger State government to increase investment in nutrition…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has asked mothers to feed their babies only breast milk for the first six…
Health workers and doctors in Benue State, led by Dr. Anthony Ajeh, a senior doctor at the Benue State University…
Fatima Mohammed Bago has called on employers across public and private sectors to create more supportive environments for breastfeeding mothers,…
Yahaya explained that NAFDAC is mandated to promote and enforce adherence to the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes, to which Nigeria is a signatory.
Ade warned that if Nigeria fails to promote breastfeeding, especially in places affected by emergencies like Borno and Benue, the country’s future development will be harmed.
Hajeebhoy said, “We are here with one goal: to put mothers and babies first and build strong support for every mother and child in Nigeria.”
A Consultant Family Physician at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Dr Modupe Ajibawo, has highlighted the need for proper breastfeeding of infants to reduce the risk of allergic conditions like asthma.
The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigerian (ANRiN) project has mobilised students of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of Kaduna Polytechnic to bolster breastfeeding.
A cross-section of lactating women in Bauchi State on Friday said that they can no longer afford a balanced diet to sustain exclusive breastfeeding due to the rising cost of foodstuff.