WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2017 : Sustaining Breastfeeding together

World breast feeding week 2017

World breast feeding week is an annual celebration which is being held ever year from the 1st of August to 7th in more than 120 countries.

Breastfeeding is an important practice carried out by new mothers to enable the infant recieve adequate nutrition required for growth and development.

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age. Dedicated mothers should ensure it's practiced as there are great benefits involved in exclusive breastfeeding.

Sustaining Breastfeeding Together is the theme of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week and it celebrates working together for the common good, which produces sustainable results, greater than the sum of our individual efforts. 

 World Breastfeeding Week focuses on the SDGs, grouping them into four main clusters:

 ◆Nutrition, Food Security and Poverty Reduction

 ◆Survival, Health and Well-Being

 ◆Environment and Climate Change

 ◆Women’s Productivity and Employment.

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