Marantao, Lanao del Sur (16 July) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) pushes for exclusive and continuous breastfeeding to guarantee the health and growth of infants in the region.
NNC Regional Coordinator Dr. Eloisa Usman campaigned the practice of breastfeeding by urging mothers of young infants to exclusively breastfeed for the first six (6) months and introduce complementary feeding with continuous breastfeeding from six (6) months until their infants reaches two (2) years.
"Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six (6) months of an infant's life followed by continued breastfeeding with the appropriate supplementation until the age of two (2) is an effective means of ensuring your infant's health and growth," Usman stressed.
The NNC regional coordinator promoted the breastfeeding campaign during medical and dental mission conducted by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) at Kalaw Elementary School this town.
The medical and dental mission is in line with this year's Nutrition Month celebration with the theme, "Sa Pagkaing Tama at Sapat, Wastong Timbang ni Baby ang Katapat."
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