The Eastern Regional Health Authority will display banners depicting, “The Ten Steps to Successful Breast Feeding” at Health Facilities.
The banners were recently presented to Ms. Indardaye Maharaj, Manager –Regional Nursing by Ms. Debra Thomas, Breast Feeding Co-ordinator, Directorate Women’s Health, Ministry of Health.
This initiative is part of a global strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) that aims to give infants the best start in life by creating a health care environment that supports the breastfeeding as the norm.