World Breast Feeding Week at ICDS Centers under Pakyong Rural Project

GANGTOK, 07 Aug: World Breast Feeding Week was celebrated in all the ICDS Centers under Pakyong Rural Project from 01-07 August.
A press release informs that as part of the celebration, the importance of exclusive breast feeding was discussed in the programmes. Various benefits of breast feeding to the mother and child as well as precautions to be taken were also discussed.
The programmes held at various ICDS centers were attended by pregnant women, nursing mothers, health workers, ASHAs and Panchayat members, the release adds.

World Breast Feeding Week at Gairigaon ICDS

GANGTOK, 07 Aug: ICDS Center Gairi Gaon, Tadong celebrated World Breast Feeding Week in a function held today at its premises. A press release informs that, HOD, SMIMS, Dr. VK Mehta attended the function as the chief guest along with Dr. Dechenla Tshering Bhutia, Dr. Sumit Kar, Dr. Nesrin Banu, Dr. Saunalia Roy, Medical Social Worker, Prem Doma Sherpa and social worker, Rupa Newpaney.

Namchi observes World Breast Feeding Week

NAMCHI, 06 Aug: The World Breast Feeding Week was observed by Nutrition Cell, Social Justice Empowerment and Welfare Department Namchi in collaboration with Community Food and Nutrition Extension Unit (CFNEU) Gangtok.
The programme, which started on 04 August, was observed at Anganwadi Centre in Purano Namchi and was attended by Deputy Director Nutrition Cell, SJE&WD South District, Bharati Basnett along with Demonstration Officer B. Barjolee CFNEU Gangtok, ICDS Supervisor Namchi, Biswa Chandra Rai, Nutrition Inspector South, Sophia Lepcha and members of ASHA, AWW, AWH and mothers from the surrounding areas.
This year the theme for World Breast Feeding Week is ‘Breast Feeding: A winning goal for life’. The Councilor of Namchi Municipal Council, Binod Rai was the chairperson of the programme. During the programme Deputy Director of Nutrition Cell Namchi emphasized on breast feeding which is a must from birth till the age of six months.
The Demonstration Officer B. Barjolee CFNEU Gangtok cooked ‘upma’ a South Indian dish and explained the benefits of ‘upma’ as a balanced diet. Also Nutrition Inspector Sophia Lepcha demonstrated and talked about green omelet and its ingredients which is also a good balanced diet.
The programme also included events like quiz competition along with baby show for babies from 6 months to 2 years, and recipe competition on complementary feeding. The Chairperson distributed prizes to the winners and lauded the efforts of the Nutrition Cell, SJE&WD.

Inter-sectoral meeting on World Breast Feeding Week

GANGTOK, 06 Aug: The National Urban Health Mission, Health Care, Human Services & Family Welfare Department organized the Inter Sectoral Co-ordination Meeting on “World Breast Feeding Week” here at European Hall, STNM Hospital on Tuesday. World Breast Feeding Week is celebrated every year from 01-07 August.
This time the breast feeding week is being conducted on the theme of- “A winning  goal - For life”. This year's World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) theme asserts the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding - in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) countdown, and beyond.

World Breast Feeding Week celebrated at Baluwakhani ICDS

GANGTOK, 06 Aug: Social Justice, Empowerment and Welfare Department celebrated World Breast Feeding Week on the theme “A winning goal-for life” at the ICDS centre at Baluwakhani from 05-08 August.
A press release informs that the celebration was attended by Mission Director ICDS, BB Subba as the chief guest along with former ICDS Director, KK Subba and other officials. The function was addressed by the chief guest, Nutrition Cell Joint Director Samita Thapa, B Bardalai and ICDS supervisor Meena Subba where they highlighted the importance of ICDS centres, proper nutrition of mother and child, importance and benefits of breast feeding, etc.
More than 50 pregnant and nursing mothers attended the function.