As part of the world breastfeeding week celebrations, Nestlé
Start Healthy Stay Healthy launched a breastfeeding campaign themed
‘Breastfeeding, it takes all of us’ by holding roundtable discussions with key
stakeholders to discuss ways in which they could assist mothers breastfeed
exclusively for 6 months and beyond.
Nestlé also runs an educative program called Start Healthy
Stay Healthy for parents and caregivers to promote healthy nutrition in the
crucial first 1000 days. It provides science-proven nutrition education
services to establish good nutrition and feeding practices in the First 1000
Days - including maternal nutrition during pregnancy, and the promotion of
breastfeeding as the best start in life.
For years now, Nestlé has been at the forefront in
supporting and promoting awareness of the need for exclusive breastfeeding as
strongly advised by the World Health Organization (WHO). The company has for
the past two years hosted Health Care Professionals, including nurses and
midwives and opinion leaders, for breastfeeding and scientific conferences
organized by Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa (an independent, non-profit
making organisation and the non-commercial arm of Nestlé), in support of the
World Breastfeeding Week event held from 1st to 7th of August every year.
Exclusive breastfeeding, according to WHO, helps reduces
infant mortality from common childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea or pneumonia
and also contributes to the health and well-being of mothers.
Nestlé has 271 employees in Kenya and 99 are women in
various capacities.
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