The drop in natural breastfeeding rates in Kuwait evokes a real need to boost cooperation between various sectors of the country to support the best nutrition offered for infants, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Assad Hafeez said on Wednesday.
He made these remarks in a speech he gave during a session organized by WHO Country Office in Kuwait in cooperation with Public Authority (PAFN) and Ministry of Health regarding the initiative of appropriate hospitals for children at United Nations House (UN).
WHO previously launched an initiative for infants-friendly hospitals, in cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) back in 1991, aiming to guarantee both mothers and children receive the required care at the appropriate timing before living in a residence-offering mothers and infants care and proper nutrition, he said.
This initiative protects, encourages and supports natural breastfeeding, regarding its great importance and also offers appropriate care and nutrition to infants not receiving natural breastfeeding, he added.
The National Food Surveillance Report’s statistics indicated that investing in good nutrition in early childhood has a great positive impact on health, academic achievement and productivity in people’s lives, Ministry of Health Assistant Undersecretary for special Medical Care Services Dr. Fatma Al-Najjar affirmed.
Director of Community Nutrition Promotion at PAFN Dr. Mona Al-Sumaie listed the specialties of the Kuwait Breastfeeding Promotion, and its vital role in boosting partnerships between the public and private sectors, to enhance the infants and children nutrition in all parts of the country.

Source: Kuwait News Agency