Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda launches breast feeding week
Published on July 31, 2021 at 6:00 AM by Robert Ngwira
Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, has launched the 2021 World Breast-feeding Week under the theme “protect breast-feeding as a shared responsibility”.
Addressing the press, Chiponda says breast-feeding gives children the healthiest start to life.
She has encouraged mother’s to exclusively breast-feed without any other food or water for the first six months.
Chiponda has called on stakeholders to encourage mothers who have tested positive to Covid-19 to continue breast-feeding while observing the preventive measures.
