UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention marks World Breastfeeding Week

UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention marks World Breastfeeding Week

DUBAI- The UAE joins world countries in marking World Breastfeeding Week which is being held every year from 1st to 7th August.This year's theme is "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet: one for all, all for one" and it aims to highlight the positive impact of breastfeeding on environmental health and hazards of replacing it with formula milk, especially in light of the burden of producing formula milk on the environment.Breastfeeding is one of the best practices to avoid infant mortality and improve health, social, economic, and environmental development for individuals and countries.The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, is keen to implement the recommendations of the World Health Organisation, WHO, in terms of encouraging mothers to start breastfeeding their babies within the first hour of birth. Infants should be