
05/08/2025
🤱Exclusive breastfeeding can save over half a million children’s lives every year worldwide.
Breastmilk provides complete nutrition in the first six months of life. It protects against infection, undernutrition, and reduces the risk of obesity later in life. Because it is produced and delivered naturally without the need for packaging, fuel, or clean water, it stays safe in emergencies and leaves no environmental waste.
In Taguig City, more than 250 mothers from Metro Manila joined the Department of Health (Philippines)’s Yakap Hakab event to promote exclusive breastfeeding and proper complementary feeding. At six months, babies need age-appropriate solid food while continuing to breastfeed.
UNICEF reaffirms its commitment to work with the Philippine government and partners to build sustainable support systems that make breastfeeding possible. Through stronger policies, better counselling, and support for frontline workers, more mothers can breastfeed and more babies can survive and thrive. 🩵
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