1, 000 women benefit from nutrition initiative
ABOUT 1, 000 beneficiaries have been reached in the promotion of breastfeeding, hygiene-sanitation and complementary feeding of pregnant mothers in Mwinilunga.
This was during the door to door nutrition and counselling visits held in the district.
And Scaling up Nutrition Programme (SUN) district nutrition support coordinator Kalumba Chishipula described the exercise of the International Breastfeeding Week as successful.
Mr Chishipula said in an interview that the SUN in collaboration with District Nutrition Coordinating Committee (DNCC) engaged 60 sub-district staff from various key line ministries and 200 community-based SUN volunteers.
“Yes, I can confirm that we have in the just-ended International Breastfeeding week reached out to about 1, 000 beneficiaries in the SUN programme," he" said.
He said the beneficiaries were drawn from Kanyama, Chibwika, Kanongesha, Kakoma, Ntambu and Sailunga respectively.
Mr Chishipula applauded the traditional, civic and church leaders for their active World Week nutrition programme. He said and Breastfeeding participation champions a for multi-Sectoral being in good of the approach improving was maternal critical nutrition in and in the child district. stunting reduction Mr Chisipula said the World Health Organisation recommends exclusive breastfeeding starting within one hour after birth until a baby is 6 months old adding that nutritious complementary foods should be added while continuing to breastfeed beneficiary And a SUN up Liness programme to 2 years. Chiyangi the messages was grateful imparted for to beneficiaries on the importance of good nutrition and exclusive breastfeeding for children under the age World Breastfeeding Day August of is celebrated two. 1 - 7 to every encourage year from breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world.