Caribbean countries urged to close breastfeeding gap

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is reiterating its call for regional countries to take a whole of society approach to support breastfeeding mothers.

“By protecting and supporting breastfeeding, we are also protecting human rights and taking important steps towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), leaving no one behind in the post pandemic world,” CARPHA said in a statement in observance of World Breastfeeding Week, which ended on Wednesday.

It said breastfeeding has long been recognized as an important contributor to child nutrition, health and survival and as such needs to be protected, promoted and supported throughout the region and worldwide.