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EXPERTS-LACTATING-MOTHERS (with picture)
Experts for maintaining sound health of lactating mothers
RANGPUR, Aug 30, 2018 (BSS) – Experts at a health camp have stressed
maintaining sound health of the lactating mothers for ensuring normal
physical and mental growth of their babies to build a healthier nation.
They came up with the observation at the concluding function of the
health camp jointly organised by the upazila administration and upazila women
affairs officer’s office at Birampur upazila parisahd auditorium in Dinajpur
on Wednesday afternoon.
The event was arranged with assistance of the ‘Working Lactating Mother
Assistance Fund’ of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs through the
Directorate of Women Affairs aiming to provide free healthcare services to
the working lactating mothers.
More than 400 working mothers of Birampur municipality area were provided
free healthcare services in the daylong health camp.
Chaired by Birampur Upazila Women Affairs’ Officer Fahmida Yasmin, the
event was addressed, among others, by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tauhidur
Rahman, Birampur Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Sirajul Islam
and Assistant Medical Officer of Birampur Upazila Health Complex Dr Mashiur
Rahman.
Fahmida Yasmin discussed various programmes being implemented by the
present government, led by Prime Minsiter Sheikh Hasina, for ensuring
healthcare to the poor and working lactating mothers living both in urban as
well as rural areas.
Dr Sirajul Islam called upon the working lactating mothers to feed their
babies breast milk for six months and continue it till two years age along
with complementary foods to prevent child deaths.
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