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This blog was originally published on LinkedIn. Written by Mr. Joseph Gaithuma and Ms. Rachel Kavithe, Kavle Consulting, LLC. (more…)
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By: Constance Gathi & Brenda Ahoya, Kavle Consulting, LLC and Rose Wambu, Division of Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Kenya. This blog was originally posted on the Kavle Consulting website. The 2021 World Breastfeeding Week theme “Protect Breastfeeding, A Shared Responsibility” provides a call to action to build an enabling environment for...
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Insights from Annes Mboya, nurse-midwife at Kakuma Refugee Camp By Annes Mboya, Nurse-Midwife, IRC; Andrea Edman, Advocacy & Communications Specialist, IAWG Newborn Initiative When a woman comes to the hospital walking, they should go home walking. If they came to the hospital with a baby in their tummy that was...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the availability of essential health services - especially services for pregnant women, newborns and children - that cannot be delayed or shifted to other settings. In many lower middle-income countries, maternal and child mortality remain high, and hard-won gains could falter without continued attention. Practitioners...
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By Dr. Justine A. Kavle and Ms. Rose Wambu This year’s World Breastfeeding Week theme “Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet” resonates with Kenya. It is estimated that sixty-one percent of Kenyan children less than six months of age are exclusively breastfed, with only breastmilk - a renewable, natural and...
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