WHO and PAFN launch national breastfeeding week

WHO and PAFN launch national breastfeeding week

KUWAIT: The World Health Organization (WHO) in Kuwait in collaboration with the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) held a press conference to increase awareness on the importance of breastfeeding to the community on the occasion of the national celebration ‘World Breastfeeding Week’ under the slogan ‘Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support’. The press conference was hosted at PAFN on Nov 6, 2022. This is a joint campaign between the WHO in Kuwait and PAFN and will run between Nov 6 and 10 through a series of activities targeting the general public about the health benefits of breastfeeding for the community as a whole.

The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition and all concerned partners from the ministry of health and international organizations concerned with mother and child health Kuwait celebrated this occasion as part of the efforts made to enhance the nutrition of infants, young children, mothers and pregnant women.

Dr Mona Al-Sumaie, Coordinator of the Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program in Kuwait and the Director of Awareness and Community Nutrition Promotion Department at PAFN, said: “According to statistics, 94 percent of Kuwaiti mothers initiate breastfeeding at birth but only 10 percent are able to continue to