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Global breast-feeding week inaugurated

Punjab Health Department inaugurated global breast feeding week at a function here on Monday. Co-ordinator Lady Health Workers Programme Punjab Dr Akhtar Rasheed Malik, Dr Rana Mushtaq of Unicef, Dr Jamil of UNFPA, officers of health department and a large number of lady health workers, lady health supervisors and other staff were also present on the occasion.

Inaugurating the week, Director General Health Punjab Dr Tanvir Hussain said that breast feeding develops resistance against diseases in children which reduces infant mortality rate. He said that according to the teachings of Holy Quran, feeding of children for two years is obligatory for the Muslim mothers.

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