“World Breastfeeding Week 2017: South Africa can and must do more” On the eve of World Breastfeeding Week, a call has been issued for all South Africans to do more to encourage and support mothers to breastfeed anywhere, anytime, anyhow. World Breastfeeding Week 2017 starts on Tuesday August 1, 2017. The South African Civil Society […]
Reuters/Adrees Latif Chantell Witten, North-West University South Africa has a long history of promoting breastfeeding as an important part of promoting child health in the country. Even during the height of apartheid, the health fraternity acknowledged the need to keep breastfeeding at the forefront of children’s development. The first breastfeeding campaign was launched in October 1987. Several other […]