Exclusive breastfeeding for newborns in the Bono Region has declined from 67 per cent in 2008 to 43 per cent in 2017, a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by UNICEF in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has established.
According to the 2008 Ghana Demographic Health Survey, exclusive breastfeeding which was 67 per cent in the region dropped to 52 per cent in 2014 while the 2017 MICS showed a further decline to 43 per cent.
The Bono Regional Director of Health, Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, has expressed concern about this trend and wonders why despite the overwhelming benefits of good nutrition associated with exclusive breastfeeding for newborns and appropriate complementary feeding for young children, the percentage of its practice in the region is still on the decline.
12:46 | Huaraz (Ancash region), Jan. 26. Ancash region, which has been placed by health authorities on a very high alert level, reports a rapid increase in deaths caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), to the extent that January figures already doubled those from December.
This was revealed in the reports prepared by the Regional Health Directorate of Ancash (Diresa Ancash), which states that, so far this month, 199 people have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the death toll stood at 99.
The region s fatality rate was 4.2% during the quietest weeks for the health sector but has now reached 4.4%.
Only in Ancash, 2,068 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Peru: 4 tons of medicines and medical supplies sent to rainforest to fight COVID-19
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The Ministry of Production (Produce), in coordination with the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud), sent 4 tons of medicines, personal protective equipment, and medical supplies to the rainforest region of Loreto in order to strengthen its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The load made up of 92,790 medicine units, 20,000 units of venoclysis equipment, 3,025 pairs of gloves, and 3,000 units of medical supplies was sent on a flight provided by the Ministry of Defense.
The shipment destined for the Regional Health Directorate of Loreto (Diresa Loreto) and EsSalud Loreto was managed by the National Security and Defense Office (OSDN), which oversees the Emergency Operations Center of the Production Ministry (COES-Produce), in its capacity as coordinating sector in said region, on behalf of the State.
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