Nigeria: Ignorance, hunger, poverty major challenges to breastfeeding — Kaduna deputy gov

Deputy Governor of Kaduna, Hajiya Hadiza Balarabe has attributed ignorance, hunger, and poverty as major challenges to breastfeeding in the state as well as the Northwest.

This was even as she said the state government is committed to improving breastfeeding newborns in the State.

She emphasized that human capital development programs will amount to naught if babies do not survive and thrive due to poor or no breastfeeding.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday in …