Pumwani hospital sets pace for investing in human milk

A declaration by the World Health Organisation that when breastfeeding is not an option, the donated human milk as a lifesaving alternative has been received positively by the Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi.

This follows the launch of Human Milk Bank which makes it the leading regional facility in embracing investment in human milk bank to improve the health of infants. After having been selected as the site for a pilot for HMB due to the high number of child mortalities which were recorded in the hospital; Pumwani is now among the over 600 human milk banks globally and the first in the East and Central African region.