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Mbale Hospital gets first public breast milk bank

The Elgon sub-region is among the highly burdened areas with child mortality rates in Uganda and medical experts attribute this to lack of enough breast milk from mothers.

Dr. Mugahi and other health officials cutting the ribbon at the new breastmilk bank. (Courtesy)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Mbale Regional Referral Hospital launched the first public breast milk bank on May 17, 2024. The breast milk bank was funded by the World Bank and supported Born

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