Theme: Better Survival is achievable through your hands.
Childhood cancer
Cancer is an abnormal uncontrolled growth of cells.
Cancer in children does occur and an estimated 200,000 children are diagnosed annually with cancers in low to middle income countries. (LMIC)1
The most common cancer in children in Leukemia and Lymphoma and affects more males than females.
The theme of this year’s World Health Organisation (WHO) breastfeeding week is ‘protect breastfeeding’. Despite the numerous advantages enumerated in various scientifically documented articles on the benefits of breastfeeding, there are still so much resistance on the part of some mothers to breastfeeding their babies. Others who conscientiously want to breast feed encounter some challenges to breastfeeding. Thus this article is aimed at providing answers to some of the common problems encountered by mothers during breastfeeding.
Emel Hospital is a specialist hospital and pediatric center. Our facility is fully computerized and staffed with professionals to deliver excellent primary medical and specialist's services. We are a well recognized pediatric centre.
The World Health Organization (WHO) urges exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, with the continuation of breastfeeding along with solid foods for 2 years or longer. The benefits are myriad and cannot be overstated.