Uganda: HIV+ mothers can safely breastfeed their babies
Uganda
HNN Team
Despite efforts to combat stigma of HIV-positive mothers, challenges remain in convincing them to breastfeed while taking ARVs.
Ghana: More children die before their first month in the North
Ghana
HNN Team
More than half of infant deaths occur in the first month, in northern Ghana. According to the Ghana demographic health survey, 57,000 children under age 5 die every year. Most of these deaths are not reported in northern Ghana; the major causes of these deaths are infections.
Nandita Das joins hands with Save the Children
India
HNN Team
In India, only 41 per cent mothers initiate early breastfeeding. Lack of information and substituting breast milk with baby food products are the leading reasons for low breastfeeding rates in the country.
UN partners with African nations to boost girls’ access to reproductive health services
Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of
HNN Team
The announcement came on Friday at the International Conference on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Africa, held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Child Malnutrition in Malawi: Why Breast is Best
Malawi
HNN Team
When my son was just two months old, I was forced to return to work. My maternity leave was up – which is only 12 weeks in Malawi.
World Breastfeeding Week being observed
Pakistan
ashaphren
ISLAMABAD: World Breastfeeding Week is being observed from August 1 to August 7 across the globe, including Pakistan.
India: High rate of breastfeeding among Assam mothers
India
HNN Team
Breastfeeding rate is strikingly low across the country but Assam shows encouraging trends with 63.1 per cent exclusively going for breastfeed of their children, making it the second highest in the country.
Breastfeeding in first hour after birth can save 16 out of 100 kids
India
HNN Team
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has mobilized district health workers in MP to educate mothers about the benefits of breastfeeding.
Minister of Public Health holds talks with his South African counterpart
South Africa
HNN Team
The two sides exchanged views on various issues and challenges facing the governments of the two countries, particularly regarding the improvement of mothers and children’s health.