Saving Lives: Nigeria's First Breast Milk Bank Gives Babies a Fighting Chance
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By Chibuike Alagboso and Onyinye Oranezi (Lead Writers) When Kehinde (not real name) set out on the nearly 130km journey from Ibadan…
Stakeholders advocate friendlier corporate workplace breastfeeding policies
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Lagos, Nigeria – August 3, 2023 – As part of activities to celebrate the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week, FHI 360/Alive & Thrive,…
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek: Making Breastfeeding Work for Nigerian Mothers
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By Onyedikachi Ewe and Bernard Otu Assim-ita (Lead Writers) Breastfeeding is an important part of a baby’s growth, especially during the first…
The Best Start in Life: Getting Exclusive Breastfeeding Right
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By Kenneth Ibe and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead Writers) Nutrition is a vital component of infant and young child development, and a major…
Protect Breastfeeding: Strengthening Workplace Policies for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Nigeria
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Breastfeeding provides essential nutrients to newborns and infants, which translate to proper growth and development from childhood to adulthood. There are many…
Sharing is Caring: Kenya’s Only Breast Milk Bank Expresses Care for Vulnerable Newborns
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By Christabel Ligami (Lead Writer) Esther Wawire, 23, delivered her daughter at Kenya’s Punwani Hospital two weeks ago, but was unable to…
Better Breastfeeding for a Healthier Nigeria: 2020 World Breastfeeding Week
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Every year from August 1–7, Nigeria joins over 170 countries globally to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This is one of the greatest…
Partnerships for better nutrition in Kaduna State: The Alive & Thrive Model
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Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45% of all deaths of under-five children, and Nigeria has the second highest burden…
Saving 10K - Empowering Nigerian mothers with local options for child nutrition
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Six months have passed, the journey is finally over! You have managed to exclusively breastfeed your baby as recommended by all the…
The Breast Milk Substitute Code - Time for Implementation and Enforcement in Nigeria
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Breast will always be bestThe importance of breastfeeding to improve the health and nutrition of infants and young children cannot be overemphasised….