The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the provision of therapeutic milk for children in the centers affiliated with the Ministry, especially those related to patients with metabolic diseases .
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, indicated that the medical examination is signed on the mother through the evaluation committees located in the health units in all governorates of the Republic to indicate health contraindications to breastfeeding and the need to use milk similar to breast milk..
In this regard, Dr. Wael Abdel Razek, Head of the Health Care and Nursing Sector, gave a number of advice on the importance of breastfeeding for both mother and child, explaining that the early start of breastfeeding following birth increases milk production and helps continue breastfeeding for up to two years..
Abdel Razek noted that breastfeeding positively affects the child’s weight gain and strengthens his immune system, and also affects the child’s intelligence rate, stressing the importance of “absolute breastfeeding” without any supplements during the first 6 months of the child’s life..
