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 Joshua Akumu's wife, Mary Wanja, died during slotxo the birth of a baby 18 years ago at the Pumwani MaternityHospital hospital, but their daughters survived.
When Akumu picked up her newborn daughter at a hospital infant center to go home. He was full of grief. And was shocked at the departure of his wife And he's not quite sure how to breastfeed.
When I got home He started feeding a ready-made breast milk called Tuzo, which at that time Tuzo milk had not been fully blended today. But he had no choice. He said that if his wife had not died She would probably feed her baby with her own milk, which is better for her health than formula.
Now, for many more Kenyan widows, they will soon have another option. That is, the bank accepts breast milk donations.
Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi The first donated breast milk bank is being established for Kenya. It is the second nation in Africa to open a maternal milk bank after South Africa.
The project was initiated as a collaboration between Kenya's Ministry of Health and PATH, a US-based non-profit public health agency.
The mother's milk bank will open in September. To receive breast milk donations And give free prescription breast milk to non-breastfed infants.
Dr. Alice Beth Kymani Murage, director of maternity and pediatric health at the African Population and Health Research Center, is the man behind the milk bank program. Mother donated this
Murage, MD, said the World Health Organization recommends that if the baby is not getting milk for any reason, the next best option is donated milk. Therefore, it is a good solution to provide donated breast milk to infants who lack breast milk.
This donated breast milk bank aims to help orphaned and malnourished babies. It provides essential nutrients for optimal growth and health.
Dr Murage said mother's milk was critical to the survival of babies in the first few months of their eyesight.
She said even though the infant mortality rate improved. Infant mortality before the age of 28 is also declining at a very slow rate. Therefore, these babies are targeted by the breast milk bank.
And according to the goals of the project It is expected to reduce the mortality of infants before the age of 28 days down to 12 cases per 1,000 children from the current rate of 22 children per thousand.
However, people still have misconceptions about donated breast milk. People are also concerned about cleanliness and diseases that could be transmitted to infants from milk donors. But Dr. Maurage stressed that All donors of breast milk are screened at the hospital. And the milk is processed by heat sterilization or pasteurization. To ensure the baby receives quality and safe breast milk.
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