The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated the need for Nigerian nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding of their infants for the first six months of life to improve the health status of their newborns. The agency disclosed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) global target for exclusive breastfeeding is 50 per cent by …

The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has urged nursing mothers to always espouse optimal breastfeeding of their children with a view to lowering the risk of breast and ovarian cancers. During the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week celebration, Adeyeye said that breastfed babies have stronger immunity, and a reduced risk …