By KNA
Murang’a County has opened the first lactation station for working mothers at Kirwara sub-county hospital during World Breastfeeding Week 2024.
The Kandara sub-county director of Education, Philomena Githire, highlighted the importance of breastfeeding for the lifelong health and wellbeing of women and children.
She emphasised that the Health Act 2017 requires employers to establish lactation stations at work places with necessary equipment and flexible working hours for breastfeeding women.
“The act requires support for breastfeeding women at work, the establishment of lactation stations within the workplace, and the provision of flexible working hours for breastfeeding women, thus promoting the health and welfare of female breastfeeding workers.” Githire said.
Githire called on mothers to breastfeed their children as advised, because breastfeeding supports a healthy and productive society.
County Nutrition Coordinator Nancy Waitherero called upon all members of the society to support breastfeeding mothers to ensure they are able to breastfeed their children as required.
She also cautioned mothers against introducing animal milk to children below the age of two years.
“Even after breastfeeding exclusively for the first sixth months, mothers should continue breastfeeding until about two years without introducing animal milk,” she said.
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