Aisha Buhari calls for exclusive breastfeeding for every Nigerian child
By OakTV
08 August 2019 |
6:00 am
Breast feeding is the right of every new-born child, and the government of Nigeria recommends that initiation of breastfeeding should begin immediately after childbirth. So says the First Lady of Nigeria Dr. Aisha Buhari, while speaking at the launch of the Zero water campaign during the 2019 World Breastfeeding Week which held at the International Conference Centre Abuja.
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