World Breastfeeding Week inaugurated
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, August 05 2023:
World Breastfeeding Week was inaugurated yesterday by Deputy Commissioner of Senapati Mamoni Doley, IAS, at the DC Office complex.
This year the World Breastfeeding Week is being observed under the theme "Enabling Breastfeeding: making a difference for working parents" .
The programme was organized by DPO, ICDS Cell (Programme Officers Divisional - Integrated Child Development Services) along with Supervisors and Anganwadi workers of ICDS Project under Senapati District.
Speaking at the occasion, the DC expressed the need of constructing breastfeeding corners in public places like women's market and other PHCs in consultation with the CMO, Senapati to make it convenient for mothers to breast-feed their babies.
Importance of breastfeeding practices and the benefits of breastfeeding were highlighted by the dignitaries and resource persons to the gathering.