Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Minister of Well being and Social Welfare of the Federal Authorities of Somalia, Dr. Ali Haji Adam opened the World Breastfeeding Week commemoration which is well known world wide at present.
The occasion was attended by the State Minister of the Ministry of Well being, Drs. Maryam Mohamed Hussein, Minister of State for the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, Director of the Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare, officers from the Banadir Regional Authorities, senior members of Worldwide Organizations engaged on well being points, medical doctors, the well being neighborhood, and different dignitaries.
The goal was to encourage moms to breastfeed their newborns to spice up their immune system, breast milk comprises all of the vitamins a child wants for the primary 6 months. Breast milk offers youngsters intelligence, makes them wiser, retains them mentally and bodily wholesome, and in addition prevents infectious ailments that happen within the respiratory tract, throat, and ears.
This yr’s motto adopted by the Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare of the Federal Authorities of Somalia is “Giving working girls the chance to breastfeed their youngsters is a social accountability”.
