SONAM, a unit of the Aga Khan University, established its nursing and midwifery programmes in East Africa in 2001. Its primary goal was to provide high-quality training to working nurses and midwives through curricula steeped in the development of leadership, critical thinking and service innovation.
Mary Mathenge, lactation manager at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, writes that achieving exclusive breastfeeding has been elusive for long due to various challenges. On discharge, some women may not how to breastfeed and are back to hospital within a week with breastfeeding-related problems like dehydration and…
Mary Mathenge, lactation manager at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, writes that achieving exclusive breastfeeding has been elusive for long due to various challenges. On discharge, some women may not how to breastfeed and are back to hospital within a week with breastfeeding-related problems like dehydration and weight loss. This year’s World Breastfeeding Week, themed "Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet", called for government-private sector partnerships to protect and promote women’s access to breastfeeding counselling.
