South Africa: Breastfeeding While Hungry - Is Enough Being Done to Support Mothers in the Free State? allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In South Africa, breastfeeding is affected by fact that mothers are often poor, unemployed and hungry. We look at the Free State, where mothers often face a litany of socioeconomic challenges, and asks how the government can support them better.
South Africa: In-Depth - Children Are Still Dying of Malnutrition in the Free State allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Even in 2023 infants under five years in the Free State are still dying from a lack of healthy food. From April to June, 21 children in the province died of severe acute malnutrition and one died of moderate acute malnutrition, provincial health spokesperson Mondli Mvambi has confirmed. Refilwe.