30 July, 2015

The importance of exclusive breastfeeding



Dr Adidja AMANI, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) specialist discusses the importance of Exclusive Breastfeeding for infants.
In preparation of the 2015 World Breastfeeding Week  (1-7 August), the Cameroon radio and television organized a discussion under the theme “exclusive breastfeeding in Cameroon” with Dr Amani as the expert on the topic.
The statistics show that, in Cameroon only 2 women out of 10 exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first 6 months.  The goal of the Ministry of Public Health and its partners is to have 50% of Cameroonian mothers breastfeeding exclusively their babies by 2020. This video discusses the barriers, the beliefs, the benefits, and the various means of support that can help a mother to practice exclusive breastfeeding.



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