By Mariam Noorani
Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and that foundation begins in the earliest moments after birth. One of the greatest gifts a mother can give her child is to breastfeed, a natural practice that remains among the most powerful and cost-effective interventions for improving child survival, protecting maternal health and promoting long-term wellbeing.
As we commemorate World Breastfeeding Week, we are reminded that all stakeholders need to provide an enabling environment where families, communities, employers, healthcare providers and policymakers work together to support every mother to achieve her breastfeeding goals.
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