Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Mothers Urged to Breastfeed (allAfrica.com: Uganda)

THE Commissioner for Community Health, Dr Sam Okware, has warned mothers against shunning breast-feeding saying the act has increased infant mortality in the country.

He said the recent health demographic surveys indicate that the number of mothers who breast-fed their children tremendously reduced from 73 percent in 1995 to 64 percent in 2000.



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