Leyoo Ajeokun
As commemoration is ongoing to celebrate the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week , no fewer than 1,800 Nursing mothers from 25 Local Government Areas of Niger State came together to breastfeed their babies simultaneously.
The event was organised by Niger State Ministry for Primary Healthcare in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Minna, the state capital.
The UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Kaduna, Gerida Birukila, in her remarks, said the event titled, ‘Closing the Gap: Break the Record, Break Barriers: Breastfeeding Support for All’, was part of efforts to promote the importance of exclusive breastfeeding among women.
Birukila, who was represented by Mrs Grace Odeyemi, UNICEF Consultant in Niger State, explained that the event was an attempt to break the world record for the highest number of lactating women breastfeeding simultaneously.